John "Fash" Fashanu is a British

United Kingdom

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 television presenter and ex-footballer

Football (soccer)

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 of Nigeria

Nigeria

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n (paternal) and Guyanese

Guyana

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 (maternal) descent. In his former career, he was a centre-forward, who scored 134 league goals in a career lasting 17 years. He was also capped twice at senior level by the England team, but failed to score on either occasion.
Fashanu is the son of a Nigerian barrister

Barrister

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 living in England.