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Nwankwo Kanu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former Nigeria international, Nwankwo Kanu, has successfully undergone a corrective heart surgery at the weekend.<\/p>\n

Nigerian football legend and founder of the Kanu Heart Foundation, KHF, Nwankwo Kanu recently underwent a corrective heart surgery at the Cleveland Hospital Ohio, USA, Vanguard reports.<\/p>\n

The surgery was carried out during one of his normal yearly routine medical checks at the hospital following the 1997 heart surgery at the same hospital. Co-ordinator of the Kanu Heart Foundation, Pastor Onyebuchi Abia confirmed the success of the surgery adding that the former Super Eagles captain has since left the intensive care unit, ICU, of the hospital and is recuperating in the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019ll be back home in a few days time. I spoke with him Sunday afternoon and he confirmed he\u2019s in a stable condition.\u2019\u2019, Abia said in a statement.<\/p>\n

His younger brother Ogbonna Kanu confirmed to blogger, Linda Ikeji that the surgery did take place and Kanu is recovering well.<\/p>\n

Credit: Allsports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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