As a player Nwankwo Kanu has won practically everything in the domestic game. He is one of just a handful of players who can claim Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup medals as his own, so it is probably fair to say that the former Arsenal man knows exactly what it takes to succeed at the highest of levels of the sport.

Kanu, now 41-years-old, is in Russia ahead of next week’s World Cup kick-off and spoke to Russia Today about this summer’s tournament, beginning with the chances of his native Nigeria.

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