He began his college career with one season with the UCLA Bruins, before transferring to Wake Forest.

Born in Genoa, Italy, to a Senegalese father and a Kosovo Albanian mother,[2] Canka grew up playing basketball for Tigullio Sport Team Ligure.

[5] On 13 October, he recorded a career-high 25 points, shooting 12-of-15 from the field, along with nine rebounds, five assists and five steals in a 113–112 double-overtime win over JuveCaserta.

[5] Canka started the 2021–22 season with Nevėžis Kėdainiai and averaged 7.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals in nine games.

[5] In August 2022, Canka moved to the United States to play college basketball for the UCLA Bruins,[10] whose assistant coach Ivo Simović had strong connections to the international community.