Governor of the state of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made a surprising revelation on Wednesday, saying he became an Arsenal fan because of former Super Eagles player, Kanu Nwankwo.

He made this known when he retweeted a post by his media aide, a few hours ago.

Aregbesola shared a photo of himself with the former Arsenal striker and said that he had been a fan of  Arsenal since the days of Kanu at the club and has not stopped being a fan.

He wrote, “Football is a love language spoken worldwide. A true Gooner meets a legendary @Arsenal player.

“I became an Arsenal fan because of you and I have remained a Gooner ever since.”

Kanu replied by thanking the governor for the love.

“Thanks, I appreciate and nice to meet you. God bless you,” he tweeted.

Thanks i appreciate and nice to meet you. GOD BLESS YOU

— Kanu Nwankwo (@papilokanu) September 27, 2017

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