Nigeria and Arsenal legend Nwankwo Kanu will attend the offi cial draw ceremony of the 2017 Fifa U17 World Cup draw. Th e 40-year-old who led Nigeria U17 team to the title in 1993 will be joined by Argentina’s Esteban Cambiasso with Indian sporting icons Sunil Chhetri and PV Sindhu. “Th e Fifa U-17 World Cup 1993 really spurred my career – within years of winning the title, I won the Olympic gold and from there, as I would like to believe, there wasn’t any looking back,’’ Kanu told Fifa website. ”Th is tournament provides youngsters the necessary stage for development and I believe this year’s edition will provide us all with exceptional talent – much like the previous tournaments.” Th e draw on 7 July with Ghana, Niger Republic, Mali and Guinea representing Africa after defending champions Golden Eaglets were knocked out during the Africa U17 championship qualifi ers.
