Nigerian great Nwankwo Kanu will lead an Arsenal legends side against a Harambee Stars team fronted by Victor Wanyama when the two sides meet in the Legends Cup on Friday. The fixture pits one of the most decorated African footballers of his generation against the midfielder who captained Kenya's national team for much of the past decade.
Harambee Stars is the nickname of the Kenya national football team, and Friday's Legends Cup fixture will see a Wanyama-led Kenyan select side take on a squad of former Arsenal players headlined by Kanu. The match is scheduled for Friday.
Kanu joined Arsenal from Italian club Inter Milan in 1999 and spent five seasons in North London, during which he won two Premier League titles and two FA Cups. He was part of the Arsenal squad that lifted the 2003-04 league crown — the famous 'Invincibles' side that went unbeaten through the entire 38-game campaign.
One of the most celebrated moments of his Arsenal career came in October 1999, when he scored a hat-trick in the final fifteen minutes at Stamford Bridge to turn a 2-0 deficit against Chelsea into a 3-2 victory. The comeback remains one of the most memorable individual performances in the history of the fixture between the two London clubs.
