Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi has tested negative for the Covid-19 virus ahead of Nigeria’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Lesotho on Tuesday evening in Lagos. On Friday, the 24-year-old was absent from the Super Eagles’ 1-0 win over the Republic of Benin
23 year old, Alexander Chuka Iwobi is currently the most expensive Nigerian professional footballer in history following the 40 million pounds (50 million dollars) Everton spent on signing the player. The Premier League club Everton completed the move just before the deadline and announced shortly afterwards. The former arsenal winger overtakes Super Eagles team-mate,
In case anyone was unaware of tradition he’s living up to, Alex Iwobi spelled it out for them in glorious technicolour. Collecting the ball in midfield, draped in Nigeria’s famous all-green, the teenager painted a rainbow in November’s World Cup qualifier against Algeria. “I didn’t teach him that,” said his uncle, two-time BBC African Footballer […]