IWOBI REVEALS MOST FRIGHTENING INCIDENT AT ARSENAL

Arsenal youngster Alex Iwobi has revealed
how he got scared after a fan pursued him for
over 15 minutes, shortly after his team’s 2-0
win over Basel in the Champions League at
the Emirates Stadium last month.
Iwobi has become a fan favourite at Emirates
Stadium, scoring twice in 28 appearances.
According to him, his relationship with his
fans will help him become an even better
player this season.
However, speaking on Arsenal’s weekly
podcast, Iwobi recounted a particularly
frightening incident in which a supporter
almost got a bit too close.
After the Gunners’ 2-0 win over Basel in the
Champions League at the Emirates Stadium
last month, Iwobi got in his car and left the
stadium but was being pursued by someone.
Meanwhile, Alex Iwobi was on target as
Nigeria won a competitive away game for the
first time in 23 months after a 2-1 win over
Zambia in a World Cup qualifier.
Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho scored before
Collins Mbesuma pulled one back at the Levy
Mwanawasa Stadium.

He said: “It gives you an extra
boost, an extra bit of confidence.
You feel you are up for more
things and more motivated to do
well. When you have the fans
[behind you], it’s such a good
feeling.”
“ ”
He said: “After the games I’m
trying to go home but I see the
fans almost breaking my car to
grab a picture which is crazy.
The connection I have with the
fans is great. I’m young and most
of the fans are young, so the
connection’s there.
“There have been a lot of crazy
things I’ve seen fans do. The last
home game we played last
season, I was driving for 15
minutes. There was lots of traffic
and for 15 minutes there was one
fan following me.
“I was getting a bit scared
because I was close to my
destination. I thought, ‘I’m going
to have to take a detour before
he finds out where I’m going.
That was a bit mad.”
He continued: “In all seriousness,
though, I didn’t expect to be
where I am today. I thought that
I was going to be on loan a while
ago, and probably getting
experience there before getting
first-team experience here.
“But the fact that the boss
trusted me to make the jump up
as soon as I have makes me
really grateful.”