Chidi Nwanu (born 1 January 1967 in

Port Harcourt Port Harcourt (Pidgin: ''Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa)'' is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. It lies along the Bonny River and is locate ...

) is a Nigerian former professional

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who played as a

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. He won 12 caps for the Nigeria national team, and was part of the squads for the

1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States w ...

and the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

. In 1988, while playing for ACB Lagos, Nwanu was declared unwanted by coach Patrick Ekeji. Nwanu went on to play in lower divisions in Belgium before he was picked up by Jupiler League side K.S.K. Beveren. After three seasons he was bought by R.S.C. Anderlecht, who won the league twice during his stay. Nwanu played very few matches; he retired after an unsuccessful spell in

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1967 births Living people Footballers from Port Harcourt Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Nigeria men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Nigeria Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1994 FIFA World Cup players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Eredivisie players Enyimba F.C. players Heartland F.C. players ACB Lagos F.C. players K.V.C. Westerlo players K.S.K. Beveren players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Sint-Truidense V.V. players RKC Waalwijk players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen {{RiversState-sport-bio-stub