Kanu made me love English football, says Musa

Ahmed Musa, Super Eagles and Leicester city forward, has revealed that Kanu Nwankwo is the reason he became an Arsenal fan from childhood.

Musa also said Nwankwo had a hand in his signing for Leicester city FC of England.

He told Stuart James of Guardian UK: “I grew up as an Arsenal fan. All because of Nwankwo Kanu.

“Kanu is like a role model for me. I got to know him when I started playing in the national team. He’s like a hero in Nigeria. We always have contact with each other and I spoke to him before I came to Leicester.

“I was in Russia and he called me, because he always advises me what to do. He told me that I would enjoy it in the Premier League and England, that it was a nice place.”

Reacting to consistent stories that he was yet to adapt to the English premier league, Musa said: “The Premier League is much faster than Russia – there is so much running here – but I think within a few games I will be able to adapt.

“Whenever the manager decides, I’ll be ready to play and give 100%.”

Musa, who is always thinking about where he grew and who still continues to give back, is currently building a sport centre in Hitoro, Kano state.

“The people back home have been so nice to me, so I want to give something back to them,” he said.

“When I go back home in the future I can train with the children and feel very happy. My friends called me Cristiano Ronaldo because I was playing on the wing and they thought I had a little bit of speed like him.”