Alex Iwobi has revealed that his uncle Austin Jay Jay Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu, influenced his decision to pick Nigeria oevr England.
The Arsenal midfielder was born in Lagos, but moved to England as a child and has played at different levels of the English national youth teams.
Iwobi was present for his first training session at the U-23 camp on Wednesday and will be working with coach Samson Siasia.
“Ordinarily I would have loved to play for England since I have played for all the under-aged teams up to the U-19, but Austin Okocha, my mother’s relation, who I respect a lot for his exploits with the Super Eagles and most especially for his records with Bolton Football Club. And also the outstanding records of Kanu Nwankwo that I met and read about in England, influenced my decision to play for Nigeria,” Iwobi told media in Abuja.
“My dad too has told me a lot of things about the honour and pride that goes with playing for one’s father’s land.
“So I thought a lot about this and decided to play for Nigeria.”
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