Foxboro Stadium, 5 July 1994: Nwanu was in the Nigeria back line that held a lead over Italy until the 88th minute, when Roberto Baggio equalised and took the tie to extra time. He had come up through the Belgian lower divisions to Anderlecht, where the club won the championship in 1994 and 1995 and the Belgian Cup in 1994, and Nigeria's run to that last 16 came at the country's first World Cup. Career record: 20 caps and 0 goals for Nigeria; club career at K.S.K. Beveren, R.S.C. Anderlecht, Sint-Truidense V.V..
| 1989–1990 | K.V.C. Westerlo |
| 1991–1994 | K.S.K. Beveren |
| 1994–1995 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| 1995–1996 | Sint-Truidense V.V. |
| 1996–1997 | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| 1997–1998 | RKC Waalwijk |
| Nigeria | 20 caps, 0 goals |
Nigeria legends whose careers overlapped Nwanu's
One rank above: Henry Nwosu at #26.
One rank below: Emmanuel Okala at #28.
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