Kanu didn't want to take penalty at 2000 AFCON final – Egbo – Punch Newspapers
Punch Newspapers Sections Kindly share this story: Ndubuisi Egbo (left) and Nwankwo Kanu after Nigeria’s defeat to Cameroon at the 2000 AFCON final. Johnny Edward Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ndubuisi Egbo, has revealed that Nwankwo Kanu never wanted to take a penalty in the final of the African Cup of Nations in 2000, The PUNCH reports. The Eagles lost 4-3 on penalties to Cameroon after full and extra time ended 2-2. During the shootout, Kanu’s penalty, Nigeria’s third, was saved by Boukar Alioum, the Cameroon goalkeeper. Speaking on his time with the Eagles in an interview with ...
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