In a game that was pure nostalgia for Arsenal and Kanu fans, the rangy striker scored a hattrick as Arsenal Legends defeated Milan Glorie.
The game was played for charity with the plan to give the matchday revenue to Arsenal charities.
The game kicked iff in controversial fashion as Kanu had to come off the pitch as Arsenal Legends unwittingly wanted to start the game with 12 men.
Kanu would eventually get his chance when he came on for Gilberto Silva– the man who had escorted him off the pitch in the first place.
The Arsenal team consisted of legends such as; David Seaman, Robert Pires, Marc Overmars, Emmanuel Petit and more while the Milan team had the likes of Christian Vieiri, Constacurta, Massimo Ambrosini, Di Canio and Christian Abbiati.
Kanu scored a header from Emmanuel Petit’s cross on 27 minutes, before Milan’s Christian Vieri equalised with a scrappy effort five minutes before the break.
Kanu scored a second on 72 minutes and then completed his hattrick from the penalty spot after Pires was brought down in the area, before Pires got in on the act just a day after playing at the Wembley Cup, while Vieri netted a late consolation for Milan when he rebounded in a penalty which was well saved by David Seaman.
