[2] Kannan was named the Player of the Year in FAS Premier League 1992 season while playing for Geylang International.
[3] Following widespread rumours about corruption within the sports among the teams who played in the Malaysia Premier League (MPL), the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) launched an investigation and had interviewed multiple players, including Kannan.
On 24 October 1994, Kannan and Changi United Club manager Ong Kheng Hock was arrested for match fixing at the recent MPL season.
They were faced three charges for allegedly trying to fix two MPL matches by bribing goalkeeper David Lee as while as receiving rewards for their actions.
[7] Football Association of Singapore also had banned Kannan, and other players involved in corruption and match-fixing for life from the sports.