Father of Super Eagles star states reason why he arrived late in camp

Steve Dede 04:30 - 05 October 2017

Iwobi's dad says the player could not leave London immediately after Arsenal's game on Sunday.

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Iwobi was expected in camp on Monday, October 2 ahead of the crucial 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zambia on Saturday, October 7.

The 21-year-old who played and scored for on Sunday could not make it to camp until late Tuesday and missed the first training session ahead of the game against Zambia.

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Iwobi’s dad Chuba, however, defended his son stating that some obligations after the Arsenal game meant that the midfielder could not leave London on Sunday.

“Arsenal played a game on Sunday and the way it works at Arsenal is you have media obligations and then the warm down,” Iwobi senior told .

“It was an early kick-off but then you’ve got the media, the warm down and it was practically impossible to head off straight to the airport. He could also have a cramp.”

Iwobi senior also added that his son is dedicated and disciplined enough not to disobey camp rules and regulations.

“Alex is a very disciplined young man and I’d be the last person to encourage him to disobey camp rules,” Iwobi senior added.

“If Arsenal had played on Saturday, Alex would have been here by Monday and he’d have taken part in training. It was logistically impossible for him to have got here by Monday. I left London with him on Monday for Abuja and we left immediately for Uyo. We got to Uyo as soon as possible; there was no resting in Abuja or anything. We spoke with the team officials about the situation and they agreed with us.”