Former Nigerian football star Nwankwo Kanu (third left). PHOTO | BBC
Former Nigerian football star Nwankwo Kanu had $11,000 stolen
from his bag over the weekend while travelling from Russia's
Sheremetyevo airport in the capital, Moscow, to the province of
Kaliningrad along
the Baltic coast, The Moscow Times reports.
the Baltic coast, The Moscow Times reports.
The
Nigerian, 41, was on his way to take part in a Fifa Legends game on
Sunday ahead of the World Cup tournament, which kicks off on June 14.
Kaliningrad is one of 11 Russian cities that will host matches.
Stole the money
Russia's
Interior ministry said two baggage handlers had been detained after
Kanu discovered the money missing after arriving in Kaliningrad.
“Two
handlers who unloaded baggage from the London-to-Moscow flight and
stole the money from the passenger’s luggage have been identified and
detained,” the ministry said in an online statement.
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