Alex Iwobi

AFCON 2023: Why South Africa game is Peseiro’s biggest test as Nigeria coach

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Finidi names Osimhen, Lookman & 21 others for South Africa and Benin clashes

24 May 2024

Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George, on Friday, announced his 23-man star-studded list for Nigeria's upcoming matches against South Africa and Benin Republic in Group C of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 53-year-old former Nigeria international has called upon Eagles' leading marksman Victor Osimhen, Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League final hat-trick hero Ademola Lookman, newly-crowned German Bundesliga champion Victor Boniface, as well...

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Iwobi, Aina, Awoniyi: Ranking Nigeria players in the Premier League

by Taiye Taiwo

19 May 2024

Seven Nigeria players featured in the 2023-24 Premier League season for four clubs. Taiwo Awoniyi and Ola Aina played for Nottingham Forest, Gabriel Osho and Femi Onyedinma are in the books of Luton Town, Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi featured for Fulham and Frank Onyeka impressed at Brentford. Afrosport ranks the performances of each player ahead of their final league games of the campaign. 1. Alex...

Nwabali, Iwobi and eight others arrive Super Eagles camp ahead of friendlies

by Ibikunle Salako

19 March 2024

Chippa United goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, England-based midfielder Alex Iwobi, and eight other players arrived at the Super Eagles camp in Marrakech, Morocco, which opened on Tuesday. Iwobi’s Fulham teammate Calvin Bassey, Semi Ajayi, Nantes midfielder Moses Simon, and fullbacks Jamilu Collins and Bruno Onyemaechi have all touched down in the Eagles camp. Other players in camp are Rangers’ forward Cyriel Dessers, Hatayspor’s midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, and...

Onana: Cameroon goalkeeper makes promise after impressing in Man United win

Iwobi: Nigerian midfielder rues Fulham defeat to Wolves

by Kunle Fayiga

10 March 2024

Alex Iwobi has rued Fulham's 2-1 Premier League defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers, describing it as a missed opportunity to be clinical. Wolves took a 2-0 second half lead courtesy of Algeria left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri and a Tom Cairney own goal before Iwobi scored the Cottagers' consolation goal deep in added time. It was the Nigeria international's fifth league goal of the season which was his best...

Premier League: Iwobi scores brace as Fulham thrash Aina’s Nottingham Forest

‘Iwobi can never be like Okocha’ – Yakubu downplays comparison

by Taiye Taiwo

24 February 2024

Former Everton striker Yakubu Ayegbeni has dismissed the comparison of Alex Iwobi’s playing style with his nephew, Jay-Jay Okocha. Iwobi has drawn comparison with Okocha since he opted to play for Nigeria on the international scene and has been taunted to be bring more creativity and chances creation to the team. On Saturday, Iwobi scored a dramatic late goal in the Premier League to give Fulham...

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