{"id":23696,"date":"2014-03-03T10:42:19","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T09:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=23696"},"modified":"2014-03-03T10:42:19","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T09:42:19","slug":"kanu-undergoes-heart-surgery-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/kanu-undergoes-heart-surgery-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanu Undergoes Heart Surgery Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian football legend and founder of Kanu Heart Foundation, KHF, Nwankwo Kanu,\u00a0 at the weekend underwent a corrective heart surgery at the Cleveland Hospital , Ohio, USA.<\/p>\n<p>The surgery was carried out during one of his normal yearly routine medical checks at<br \/>\nthe hospital following the 1997 heart surgery at the same hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Co-ordinator jof the Kanu Heart Foundation, Pastor Onyebuchi Abia confirmed the success of the surgery adding that the former Super Eagles captain has since left the intensive care unit, ICU, of the hospital and is recuperating in the hosptal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019ll be back home in a few days time\u2019\u2019, Abia said in a statement.<br \/>\n\u2018\u2019I spoke with him Sunday afternoon and he confirmed he\u2019s in a stable condition.<br \/>\nEven from his hospital bed, he expressed profound gratitude to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for the award bestowed on him during the Centenary Award Ceremony in Abuja.<br \/>\n\u2018\u2019He also hailed the transformation agenda of the present administration in showing commitment to sports adding that he was humbled\u00a0 by the award and promised to continue his football ambassadorial work for the benefit of the country\u2019\u2019, Abia quoted\u00a0 him as saying.<br \/>\nThe former Arsenal forward assured his teeming fans and supporters of his quick recovery.<br \/>\nSource: Vanguard<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian football legend and founder of Kanu Heart Foundation, KHF, Nwankwo Kanu,\u00a0 at the weekend underwent a corrective heart surgery at the Cleveland Hospital , Ohio, USA. 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