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ALEX Iwobi, Super Eagles and Arsenal striker, is not regretting his decision to play for Nigerian national team ahead of England. He hopes to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this summer.
“I do not have any regrets whatsoever in opting to play for Nigeria and will always do my best whenever I put on the green-white colours of Nigeria. I hope to be involved in the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers too. I am very grateful to my teammates, the Nigeria Football Federation, coaches, the press and fans for the warm welcome I received following my decision to come home. Nigeria is a great football nation and deserves to assume her rightful place in Africa and world football and I am keen to be part of a team that achieves this goal,” he said.
Iwobi, who only came on as a substitute for the qualifiers against Egypt, said playing at the Olympics will be a dream comes true. “I am looking forward to the forthcoming Olympics and if I am invited, I will do my best to make a meaningful contribution. I believe that Nigeria has a crop of excellent players who are capable of doing great things at the Olympics.”
Iwobi, 19, was born in Lagos but grew up in London and played for England’s youth teams up to the under-18 level before accepting a call-up to Nigeria’s senior team last year. He made his competitive debut for the national team against Egypt during the recent international break, ending any possibility of switching back to England. The forward, who has starred for Arsenal with two straight man-of-the-match performances in his first two Premier League starts, saw his team knocked out of qualifying for the African Nations Cup Nations.
— Apr 18, 2016 @ 01:00 GMT
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