And after Ronald De Boer blazed a penalty over following Gilles Grimandi's foul on Tottenham's Edgar Davids - the day's pantomime villain, Kanu's deflected shot made it two to Arsenal.
He collected Kanu's flick on an angle before startling Fulham keeper Niemi with a brilliant strike.
The SLFA responded to Kanu's allegations by saying that financial support must come from government.
But the winner came through Robson-Kanu's shot and Reading almost extended their advantage but Turner denied Long and substitute Mathieu Manset, who also shot wide.
After riding their luck, Portsmouth began to retain possession and slowly edged their way into the game, but Kanu's 50th Premier League goal came out of the blue.
The Championship outfit should have made the game safe just after the hour mark but Hal Robson-Kanu's poor touch allowed keeper Chris Day to smother the ball at his feet.
Portsmouth almost snatched it with five minutes to go when Howard palmed out Diop's shot, but Joleon Lescott's tackle halted substitute Kanu as he attempted to pounce on the loose ball.
And when Niemi somehow clawed away Kanu's header from a corner in first-half injury time, the hosts could have been forgiven for thinking it was not going to be their day.
"I met the African players at Portsmouth when we played Kanu Nwankwo's charity in May and they are nice people, " Muntari said.
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It is not like Bolton's Jay-Jay Okocha or Kanu at Arsenal.
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With a population of around 140 million and a reputation for producing stars such as Austin Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu and Chelsea's John Obi Mikel, the outstanding qualities of Nigerian football are beyond question.
Many Nigerians often claim that Kanu is Africa's most decorated footballer, with his trophy cabinet displaying medals for the Champions League, Uefa Cup, Olympic Games, six domestic championships (including two Premier League titles) as well as three FA Cups.
It was the DR Congo frontman who created the game's first chance when he set up Kanu to slice wide with the goal gaping, before Davis, another Fulham old boy, headed onto the post from another of his crosses.
Enckelman's suspect handling was exposed when he failed to hold John Utaka's low right-wing cross and striker Kanu capitalised.
But there was no quick reply this time for the Baggies as Kanu shot wide of Schwarzer's left-hand post.
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With just Kanu in attack, Harry Redknapp's side lacked the necessary numbers to regularly test the Arsenal defence.
Mr Moi's son Gideon, who is the current chairman of Kanu, the former ruling party, is backing Mr Mudavadi in this election.
Meanwhile, it appears that striker Nwankwo Kanu will be out of the Nigeria squad for Saturday's game.
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Friday's attack follows violence in the district earlier in the week, between Kanu supporters and supporters of Ford-Kenya.
Martin Albrechtsen's cross from the right was only half-cleared by Senderos at the near post allowing Kanu to pounce and power home a rising volley on 37 minutes against his former employees.
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