SPORTS - Alex Iwobi reaches Arsenal milestone in 3-1 win over West Ham

Alex Iwobi reaches Arsenal milestone in London derby in a 3-1 victory over West Ham at Emirate Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The 22-year-old Hale End Academy graduate who started in the encounter with goals from Nacho Monreal, own goal Issa Diop and Danny Welbeck sees first three-point for new coach Unai Emery.

Iwobi 99 games so far Gunners shirt in the 3-2 loss to Chelsea last week at Stamford Bridge with 66 in the Premier League, 9 each in the Emirates FA Cup and Champions League, 8 League Cup, 6 Europa League and one match in the Community Shield.

Nigeria international has make 6,077 minutes in the 99 matches, an average of 61.38 minutes per game, and has been directly involved in 18 goals (10 goals, 18 assists).
Iwobi first-team debut for Arsenal came in the 2015-16 season in a League Cup match against Sheffield Wednesday.

Nigeria Striker, Alex Iwobi goal in vain as Arsenal flop again

Nigerian striker Alex vies with Chelsea’s Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta duringthe English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in London on August 18, 2018.

PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG (Arsenal)Iwobi endured a dismal afternoon at Stamford Bridge as his misses contributed to Arsenal’s defeat. After Arsenal battled back to 2-2 from two goals down, RIYAD MAHREZ (Manchester City)Algeria winger made his home debut for the Premier League champions in their demolition of Huddersfield.

Mahrez arrivedfrom Leicester in a £60 million (67 million euros, $76.5 million) move in the close season and made his first appearance in the Community Shield win over Chelsea at WembleyWAKASO/PATRICK TWUMASI (Alaves)Ghana internationals Wakaso and Twumasi were both in the squad for Alaves’ tricky trip to Barcelona for the La Liga season opener.

Wakaso was part of a four-man midfield as the visitors attempted to snuff out Barcelona’s attacking threat and it worked for over an hour until Lionel Messi inspired a 3-0 win.

SEKO FOFANA (Udinese)Ivorian midfielder Fofana got his first goal of the season, scoring the equaliser as Udinese completed a comeback from two goals down to draw 2-2 at promoted Parma. Fofana, 23, scored four minutes after teammate Rodrigo De Paul had pulled the northeastern side, who narrowly avoided relegation last season,KWADWO ASAMOAH (Inter Milan)Ghana midfielder Asamoah began life as an Inter Milan player with a 1-0 defeat to Sassuolo after six years at Turin giants Juventus.

The 29-year-old had appeals for a spot-kick waved away after being brought down by Francesco Magnanelli.Boateng thought he had made it 2-0 for the side from Modena after 65 minutes but his effort bounced off the post.

FranceDENIS BOUANGA (Nimes)The Le Mans-born Gabon winger scored his first goal for Nimes since arriving from Lorient last month and the first for his new employers in the top flight at home since 1993 in the 3-1 defeat of Marseille

Super Eagles star player, Iwobi agrees ambassador deal

Super Eagles and Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi has agreed a deal to become an ambassador for DStv.
The announcement was made at an autograph signing event that took place at the MultiChoice head office in Lagos during the week.

The cable network said that the 22-year-old Premier League player would be the face of DStv Compact, a ‘value for money package that showcases the best football leagues in the world and general entertainment content at the most affordable price.

"We are pleased that we are bringing the excitement of the new football season even closer to our customers. Iwobi’s energy and the passion he displays on the pitch is what endears him to fans across the world and as such, makes him a good fit for our brand”, said John Ugbe, Managing Director of MultiChoice Nigeria.
Iwobi said of the deal, "It’s an honour to be an Ambassador for DStv. Their passion for promoting sports is unrivaled across Africa.”

Speaking about the tournament to the BBC, the Arsenal youngster said Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr was trying out new things at the tournament. "It’s not just me or my tournament, it’s Nigeria’s tournament.
"The coach didn’t put me in that position because he wanted to try something new, try something else, so I had no problems because at the end of the day it is what the manager decides is what goes.
"We had a lot of hopes and believe that we could do well.

We are very proud of ourselves and are going to take the positives of course.
"We are just unfortunate about the last minute goal that came against Argentina led to a defeat that knocked us out of the group. We are taking positives but we are very happy with what we did.
"The squad is young and we picked important lessons that will hopefully help us going forward,” he said.

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ALEX IWOBI - Super Eagles Must Make 2018 World Cup Lessons Count In AFCON 2019 Campaign

Alex Iwobi hopes that the Super Eagles can learn from their early exit from the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and build on it for a better future.

Gernot Rohr’s men finished third in Group D after defeats to Croatia and Argentina, on either side of a 2-0 win over Iceland. “The squad is young and we picked important lessons that will hopefully help us going forward,” the Arsenal winger told BBC Sport.

“Attention will soon shift to the Nations Cup and we must make our World Cup lessons count.”
Against Argentina in their final Group D match, the Super Eagles were four minutes away from booking a place in the knockout stages, but Marcos Rojo struck late to break their hearts.

“We had a lot of hopes and believed that we could do well. We are very proud of ourselves and are going to take the positives of course,” Iwobi added. “We are just unfortunate about the last minute goal that came against Argentina which led to a defeat that knocked us out of the group. We are taking positives but we are very happy with what we did.”

The Nigerian fans had hoped that Iwobi would play a key role in Russia, but were left disappointed that the Arsenal player was only given a half against Croatia and late substitute appearances against Iceland and Argentina.
“It’s not just me or my tournament, it’s Nigeria’s tournament,” he remarked.

“The coach did put me in that position because he wanted to try something new, try something else, so I had no problems because at the end of the day it is what the manager decides is what goes.”
Next up for Nigeria is a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles in September.