The former Nigeria midfielder hailed his nephew’s work in
Wednesday’s 3-1 defeat at Barcelona in the Champions
League
Legend Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha was impressed by the
shift put in by his nephew Alex Iwobi in Arsenal’s 3-1
defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday.
Okocha was present at Camp Nou to watch the game.
With the Gunners facing obvious elimination against the
Champions League holders after their first leg 2-0 defeat in
London, manager Arsene Wenger opted to start 19-year-
old Iwobi ahead of the pair of Theo Walcott and Joel
Campbell.
The Nigeria international put in a good shift in his 72
minutes on the pitch where he missed an opportunity to
score and was also denied a penalty call.
In a tweet at the end of the game, Okocha said: “So happy
watching Alex Iwobi (nephew) on the big stage.. I'm very
much impressed with his performance.”
So happy watching Alex Iwobi (nephew) on the big
stage.. I'm very much impressed with his
performance.
— Jay-Jay Okocha (@IAmOkocha) March 16, 2016
It was in contrast to his tweet before the game when he
said that he was torn between his nephew and the
Catalan giants.
“Ready to watch my nephew Alex take on my club
Barcelona. Weird feeling, kind of torn apart,” he tweeted.
Ready to watch my nephew Alex take on My club
Barcelona. Weird feeling..kind of torn apart..hmm
pic.twitter.com/7cTT6Ymh0Z
— Jay-Jay Okocha (@IAmOkocha) March 16, 2016
Iwobi has grown in leaps and bounds since making his
debut for the Arsenal senior side this season.
He has been called up to the Nigeria squad for next
week’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header
against Egypt where he will face Gunners teammate
Mohamed Elneny who netted his first goal for the
Londoners against Barcelona.
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