Julius Okorie
Two-time African Footballer of the Year and former Arsenal talisman Nwankwo Kanu and his wife Amara are counting their blessings as they celebrate 20 years marriage anniversary and still counting.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe couple took to Instagram to share heartfelt messages expressing their gratitude and love for each other.
As if respecting the gentleman’s approach of ladies first, kicked off the love melody and praised her “legendary husband” for asking for her hand in marriage 21 years ago, while Kanu thanked God for their union and referred to Amara as his “Queen”
”Congratulations to my legendary husband @kingkanu4 for asking for my hand in marriage 21 years ago. Oge Chi ka mma. Happy 20th wedding anniversary to Mr & Mrs Kanu. Cheers to more life together #positivevibesonly #thekanus #weddinganniversary #blessGod #wemove”, Amara wrote.
Kanu on his part wrote: “Happy Anniversary my love @amarakanu and my God’s gift Amarachi and my everything and my Queen. God is our strength I THANK GOD #thankgod happy wedding Anniversary to mr & mrs KANU.cheers to more life together #positivevibesonly #thekanus #weddinganniversary #wemove”
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Papilo as some of his teeming fans choose to call him have every cause to celebrate his marriage on one hand and life in general on the other.
A passionate lover of football, was born with a congenital heart defect, which impeded his aortic valve from closing properly; it was discovered and operated on in 1996.
Although it was feared that he would not play again, and that it would affect his career, he made a full recovery. He overcame all that to make a huge mark in his chosen career. He won the Champions League, FA Cup among other titles.
He made 86 appearances for the Super Eagles between 1994 and 2011 with 12 goals to his credit. He played for six different clubs in the course of his career spanning over two decades including Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Ajax Inter Milan and Arsenal.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
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