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Image does not show Nnamdi Kanu’s son receiving award

Fatimah Quadri
Fatimah Quadri
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A claim that Nnamdi Kanu’s son is the first child to win an international competition has been circulating on X.

The claim was initially posted by Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, also known as Charly Boy, on his X handle alongside an image of a boy receiving an award.

The claim read:

Nnamdi Kanu’s son has shocked the world by becoming the first child ever to win English, Mathematics, and Russian Language in an international world brain competition.

The 11-year-old prodigy outshined the United Kingdom in their very own language, emerging as the champion. He went further to defeat some of the world’s strongest young minds, proving his brilliance on the global stage.

This historic victory has not only placed him in the spotlight but also written his name in the record books as one of the most gifted children of his generation.

A LION BEGATS A LION!

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Since the claim was posted on Wednesday, October 1 2025, it has garnered an impression of thousand of views, 24,000 likes, 4,600 reposts and 1,400 comments.

Another X user also posted it and it has also received a significant amount of traction.

CLAIM
Image shows Nnamdi Kanu’s son receiving an academic award

THE FINDINGS 

Findings by The FactCheckHub shows that the claim is FALSE!

Screenshot of the claim on X; insert FALSE verdict
Screenshot of the claim on X; insert FALSE verdict

A Google Lens image search identifies the boy as Alejandro Cooper, a talented young actor from Namibia.

The image captures Cooper proudly holding the Best Young African Actor Award, which he received at the 2024 Sotigui Awards, a prestigious pan-African film festival often regarded as the “Oscars of Africa.”

At the lavish ceremony held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in November 2024, Cooper was honoured for his outstanding performance as young Lukas in Philippe Talavera’s film Lukas.

In his acceptance speech, Cooper dedicated the award to vulnerable children across the continent, saying:

“Lukas is about street kids, and I would like to dedicate this award to all the children in Africa who don’t have a roof over their heads.”

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THE VERDICT

The claim that the image shows Nnamdi Kanu’s son receiving an academic award is FALSE; the boy in the image is Alejandro Cooper, a child actor from Namibia.

Fact-checker at The FactheckHub | fquadri@icirnigeria.org |  + posts

Seasoned fact-checker and researcher Fatimah Quadri has written numerous fact-checks, explainers, and media literacy pieces for The FactCheckHub in an effort to combat information disorder. She can be reached at sunmibola_q on X or fquadri@icirnigeria.org.

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