John "Fash" Fashanu (born 18 September 1962 in Kensington, London) is a British television presenter and ex-footballer of Guyanese (maternal) & Yoruba Nigerian (paternal) descent. In his former career, he was a centre-forward. is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Kensington (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... Soccer redirects here. ... The Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a nation along the northern coastline of South America. ... The Yoruba (Yorùbá in Yoruba orthography) are a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. ... The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in West Africa and, by far, the most populated nation in Africa. ... This article is about football players. ...

Early Life

Fashanu is the son of a Nigerian barrister living in England. When his parents split up he was sent, together with his older brother Justin to a Barnardos home. When he was five, he and his brother were fostered by Alf and Betty Jackson and were brought up in Shropham near Attleborough, Norfolk. Justinus Soni Fashanu (February 19, 1961 – May 2, 1998) was an English footballer. ... Barnardos is an England based charity founded by Doctor Thomas John Barnardo in 1866 to care for vulnerable children and young people. ...

Football career

Fashanu's footballing career began at Norwich City in 1979. He had brief loan spell with Crystal Palace before joining Lincoln City and later Millwall. He made his Millwall debut on 15 December 1984. Fashanu played 65 overall games for The Lions, scoring 19 goals. His fame grew considerably from 1986 when he joined Wimbledon, at that time the self-proclaimed "Crazy Gang" which had gained several promotions in rapid succession. In 1988, Fashanu helped Wimbledon win the FA Cup, beating Liverpool in a final that was billed as a "rags versus riches" affair, although the two clubs were separated by just six places in the First Division. Fashanu claimed two England caps - against Chile and Scotland in a friendly tournament in May 1989. During his time at Wimbledon, Fashanu scored 126 goals, but he still lags behind Alan Cork, the club's leading goalscorer. Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ... Lincoln City F.C. are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two (the fourth tier of the English football league system). ... Millwall Football Club are an English professional football team based at the New Den Stadium in Bermondsey, South East London. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Wimbledon F.C. crest This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2003. ... The Crazy Gang is a nickname coined by the UK media to describe the Wimbledon football team of the 1980s. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... A cap is a form of headgear. ... First international Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11–0 Ireland  (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 7–0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... Alan Cork (born 4 March 1959) is an English former professional football player. ...

In the summer of 1994 Fashanu moved to Aston Villa. In 1995 he hit the front pages as well as the back when The Sun published allegations of match-fixing against Fashanu, fellow Wimbledon player Hans Segers and Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar. Although all three players were eventually cleared of the allegations, they were ordered to pay their own legal costs. Aston Villa redirects here. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... Match fixing or game fixing in organized sports occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result. ... Hans Segers (born 1961) is a Dutch goalkeeper who is famous for his playing career in England. ... Bruce David Grobbelaar (born October 6, 1957 in Durban, South Africa) is a former football goalkeeper for Zimbabwe and a number of clubs, most notably Liverpool F.C. during their dominant 1980s period. ...

Post-football career

Following retirement from the game through injury, Fashanu became a television presenter. He presented the UK edition of Gladiators alongside Ulrika Jonsson in the mid-1990s. Fashanu became a national icon and his catchprase "AWOOGA" was well known across England. In 2003 he came second in the second series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!. Later that year he presented Fash's Football Challenge, a reality television show that followed Fashanu managing an amateur football team. Also in 2003, he fronted a six-part series for ITV1 based on the American format Man vs. Beast, however following protests from animal rights groups, the series was never broadcast. He is now host of the Nigerian version of the popular game show format Deal or No Deal that airs on M-Net Africa. For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). ... Eva Ulrika Jonsson (born 16 August 1967)) is a Swedish television presenter whose most famous work has been on British television. ... Im a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! is a UK reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts. ... // This article is about the genre of TV shows. ... Man vs. ... Deal or No Deal Nigeria is the Nigerian adaptation of the international game show format Deal or No Deal. ... Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was produced by Dutch producer Endemol. ... M-Net (originally an abbreviation for Electronic Media Network) is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by a consortium of newspaper companies, including Naspers. ...

Since retirement Fashanu has also maintained his sporting connections, becoming involved with the Nigerian Football Association, and as chairman of Welsh football team Barry Town for a year, vacating this post in 2003. Barry Town F.C. are a football team based in Barry. ...

He also compiled a detailed report on corruption in Nigeria in the 1980s and 1990s that came to be known in the financial and media community as the Fashanu Report.

John is involved in the Wimbledon Old Players' Association, an organisation set up by the Wimbledon Independent Supporters Association. On its launch in September 2005 Fashanu said "I am proud to join up with the Wimbledon Old Players’ Association.

"It’s going to be great to be back as part of the Wimbledon family. As an ex-Wimbledon player, I know all about the heroics of the likes of Roy Law and Dickie Guy in the old days, as well as what the new boys have been doing at AFC Wimbledon". Dickie Guy was an English non-league goalkeeper for Wimbledon FC during the sixties and seventies. ... Wimbledon (full name AFC Wimbledon) is a semi-professional English football club, affiliated to both the London and Surrey FAs, and representing the area of Wimbledon in south London. ...

In 1991 John was "sought after" by the Italian comic Teo Teocoli, that idolized him for comical relief. Teo Teocoli (born February 25, 1945) is an Italian actor, appearing in about 30 mostly Italian productions since 1975. ...

John is the younger brother of Justin Fashanu, the first openly homosexual professional English footballer. John famously disowned his brother, telling The Voice newspaper: "My gay brother is an outcast".^[1] Justin Fashanu committed suicide in 1998. Justinus Soni Fashanu (February 19, 1961 – May 2, 1998) was an English footballer. ... The Voice is a British national weekly tabloid newspaper owned by the Jamaican publisher, the Gleaner Voice Group, aimed at the British Afro-Caribbean community. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Honours

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• F.A. Cup winner - 1988

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Footnotes

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See also

• Justin Fashanu

Justinus Soni Fashanu (February 19, 1961 – May 2, 1998) was an English footballer. ...

External links

• [1] John Fash Personal Website
• Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk