Playing For Nigeria Is Fulfilling - Alex Iwobi

Arsenal youngster, Alex Iwobi said he was under pressure to reject Nigeria from then Three Lions coach Roy Hodgson who persuade him to play for England.

Iwobi revealed that he was comfortable with his choice to play for the Super Eagles instead.

“As I was about to play my first match for Nigeria, Roy Hodgson was in contact with Arsenal saying ‘we’d like him to get involved with Under-21s’ but my mind was made up. It’s my decision.

“Originally, I’m from Nigeria. I always felt comfortable there. It was a hard decision because I’d played for England but I felt more at home there,” he said, stressing, “When I first went they treated me like royalty, like a king. It’s a big thing there to play for Arsenal too.”

Iwobi broke into the team two years ago and is looking to hit the heights of his breakthrough campaign.

‘I have a point to prove,’ he said, adding, “I didn’t play as much as I’d like to last year. I want to start the season with a bang.”