{"id":279007,"date":"2023-07-11T10:31:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T09:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=279007"},"modified":"2023-07-11T10:31:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T09:31:18","slug":"abia-govt-confirms-kanus-appointment-as-enyimba-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/07\/11\/abia-govt-confirms-kanus-appointment-as-enyimba-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Abia govt confirms Kanu\u2019s appointment as Enyimba chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Kanu will be\u00a0replacing the club\u2019s longest serving chairman Felix Anyansi Agwu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kanu\u2019s immediate task is to help the Peoples\u2019 Elephant successfully defend the title<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Enyimba will compete in the CAF Champions League<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Abia State Governor Alex Otti has approved the appointment of former Super Eagles skipper and two-time CAF Player of the Year, Nwankwo Kanu as the new chairman of Enyimba International Football Club of Aba.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/03\/29\/nigeria-vs-ghana-kanu-nwankwo-tells-super-eagles-how-to-approach-black-stars-in-abuja\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nwankwo<\/a> will be replacing the club\u2019s longest serving chairman Felix Anyansi Agwu who was in charge of the team for 24 years .<\/p>\n<p>Kanu\u2019s appointment was confirmed by the Abia State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu yesterday in a terse press statement which read thus: \u201cSporting legend and former Super Eagles\u2019 star, Mr. Kanu Nwankwo has been appointed to supervise Enyimba Football Club to strengthen the team and make it win more laurels for the State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kanu twice won the coveted African Footballer of the Year award first in 1996 after leading Nigeria to win historic Africa\u2019s first Olympic Games football gold medal in Atlanta Georgia. He made an encore in 1999 during his days with Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Under Anyansi, Enyimba became a household name across the continent as the first Nigerian club to win the continent\u2019s most prestigious club competition , the CAF Champions League trophy in 2003 and made an encore in 2004. The club also won the African Super Cup twice in 2004 and 2005.<\/p>\n<p>On the domestic Nigeria football scene, Enyimba won a record nine Nigeria Premier Football League title as well as four national cup otherwise known as Federation Cup among other laurels.<\/p>\n<p>Kanu\u2019s immediate task is to help the Peoples\u2019 Elephant successfully defend the title they won last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Aba giants will also compete in the CAF Champions League, where they will look to win a third title.<\/p>\n<p>Enyimba is the most successful club in Nigeria with nine NPL, two CAF Champions League, two CAF Super Cup and four Federation Cup titles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanu will be\u00a0replacing the club\u2019s longest serving chairman Felix Anyansi Agwu Kanu\u2019s immediate task is to help the Peoples\u2019 Elephant successfully defend the title Enyimba will compete in the CAF Champions League Abia State Governor Alex Otti has approved the appointment of 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