In a recent interview with Football Live Nigeria, Nigeria assistant manager Imama Amapakabo backed Alex Iwobi to be a success story at Goodison Park and said, “I think he has been able to prove himself that he’s a good player, he didn’t just sell himself to Everton, they came for him knowing the reason why they came for him and the role he’s going to play for them.
“The league just started in England, let’s give him some time we will be able to have a discussion with anyone that will doubt Iwobi’s capabilities.
“He is a young lad, and he has his football ahead of him so, let us give him all the backing that we need to give him, hopefully at the end of the season we would be able to take stock of how well he has fared with Everton.”
The Incredible Rise Of Alex Iwobi To The Top Of English Football
The Nigerian prospect came through the youth ranks of Arsenal before completing a move to Everton earlier this summer. Iwobi enjoyed the best season of his playing career with the Gunners in the last term when he put in some dazzling displays for them at the Emirates Stadium.
The 23-year-old made 51 appearances for the North London outfit in the previous campaign, scoring six goals while providing nine assists on all fronts. He is improving his game with each season so a lot will be expected of him at Merseyside in the 2019-20 Premier League campaign.
Iwobi previously represented England at various youth competitions before deciding to play for Nigeria at the senior level. The Lagos born wing wizard is vastly experienced in international football, having featured in 36 matches for Nigeria so far while scoring six goals for them in the process.
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Iwobi is blessed with blistering pace and has a terrific turn of speed, which allows him to beat his marker out on the wide areas. The rising Nigerian star has also added more goals and assists to his game in recent seasons which has raised his stock in English football.
Marco Silva’s new signing will be guaranteed more game time at Goodison Park this season so he would have enough chances to prove his worth at the top tier of England. At 23, Iwobi has already shown what he is capable of and is about to embark upon the peak years of his career which the Toffees could look to benefit from over the next few campaigns.
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There is no denying that the Nigeria international has all the skillset required to deliver for Everton and become a future Premier League star at Merseyside in the coming years.
