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Super Eagle Kanu told to retire

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Published Date: 14 October 2008

Former Nigeria Football Federation technical director Chief Kashimawo Laloko wants to see Portsmouth striker Nwankwo Kanu retire from the national team.

'Players like Kanu are old and they have to go and rest,' said Laloko.

'We should always look at the level of development of our game. Nobody needs to tell anybody that Kanu is old. If the speed is lost, the power is lost.

'It is only the brain that is there, but you can only play football with speed, power and skill and once the speed is gone forget it. Other upcoming players should step in.'

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Last Updated: 14 October 2008 4:59 PM
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Michael S.,

15/10/2008 07:45:25

Age doesn't mean a thing it's how you feel,besides he's been in matches before and has the experience.I'm 117 and know alot more then you do...oh wait no i'm 22 and still learning.

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15/10/2008 09:28:32

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Jeremy Ronald,

15/10/2008 12:31:49

The nigerian director is spot on time to retire from club & country.

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powered_by_pompey,

Portsmouth 15/10/2008 14:31:49

Erm, who got us through to the F.A cup final?
Who won us the F.A cup?

People are too quick to disregard a plyer just because of his age. If Kanu's too old, then what the hell is Jamo still doing between the sticks? And Why's Campbell still playing?

I know why. Because they're still top of their class. We may have Crouch and Defoe now, but we shouldn't discount Kanu. He's still a good player. Definitely better than 'that other striker' we bought.

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euroman,

15/10/2008 15:22:51

The TEAM won the cup for us. dont go praising Kanu for doing it alone because other than scoring in the Semi & Final and missing 1 other chance he didn't do much. What did Kanu do Vs Man utd before the Semi final??? a great team performance got us there and they Won it for us.

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One_Thomas_Thøgersen,

15/10/2008 16:14:52

Kanu has been pretty much unavailable all season for Pompey through injury. At his age (and there are always snidey comments about what that actually is) he doesn't need to play extra games. Retiring from the national team is the best way to get more rest and prolong a career - ask Alan Shearer.

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pompeyleigh,

15/10/2008 18:00:29

and what if he didn't score euroman!?!?

he got his contract for this season as he fully deserved, will he get a contract next season? doesn't look likely!! PUP

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powered_by_pompey,

Portsmouth 15/10/2008 19:28:20

Euroman, I understand that a team effort was a CONTRIBUTION to our F.A cup win.

How old is Kanu anyway? Last I heard, people were rekoning 32, which isn't old at all, not compared to Jamo, campbell etc.

Also, I've just beenon wikipedia. Whether this can be guaranteed as true or not, it states on there that Kanu's the only currentpremiership player to win the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, Premiership, FA Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal, and apparently he's also a UNICEF ambassador.

Fancy that.

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PompeyScot,

North End 15/10/2008 20:51:58

In this time of credit crunch and hard times......

Travel to germany to see the mighty blues play Wolfsburg in the UEFA Cup... Once in a lifetime? the price may well be!!! £90.00 all in, yes ALL IN - Thats travel to and from Germany (timings roughly as 1st post) AND MATCH TICKET FOR THE GAME - Please get in touch if you would like to go or have any questions.... pompeyscot@btinternet.com

All bus arrangements will be confirmed once the coach has been booked but here is what is offered......

Thanks...

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Malaysia PUP,

16/10/2008 08:51:29

Kanu is the ideal man to come off the bench in our UEFA cup games and make an impact, there's no one else to call on that can actually score goals if Defoe and Crouch are not on song. No idea euroman.

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