The Super Eagles have been the most impressive team at the AFCON 2021 so far, but there is one player that could even make them better, and that is Alex Iwobi.
Iwobi has not played as much as he would have loved with just one start and a substitute appearance so far, but he is still one of the players that could make things happen for Nigeria as the competition reaches the knockout round.
Career
The Nigerian international came through the ranks at Arsenal’s famous academy and made his first-team defeat for the Gunners in 2015.
It came in a 3-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday in the Carabao Cup. A few days later, he made his Premier League debut.
Iwobi’s first-team career at Arsenal kicked off when he scored in the 2-0 win over Everton, his first league start.
He backed up that performance with another goal in his second league start-which came against Watford. He went on to become an integral member of Arsenal’s squad.
Iwobi made 145 appearances for the Gunners, scoring 15 goals and recording 27 assists in all competitions before leaving in 2019 for Everton.
While his time at Everton has not gone according to as he would have wished, he has played a considerable number of games for them.
The 25-year-old has played 80 games for the blue half of Merseyside, scoring eight goals and registering five assists.
He grew up in a footballing family
Growing up, Iwobi did not need to look further for a role model in the beautiful game. His uncle (Mom’s brother) was one of the best players to have played for Nigeria.
The man is none other than the legendary Austin Jay-Jay Okocha…
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