The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has joined Gabonese striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in celebrating Arsenal footballer, Alex Iwobi , on his 23rd birthday.
The NFF sent its message in a tweet, writing; “It’s @alexiwobi’s Birthday! Keep soaring @NGSuperEagles’ #Big18 🎂🎂🎂🍾🍾🍹.”
Arsenal also posted a video of Aubameyang celebrating his teammate via Twitter on Friday, writing: “Oh my prince, ohhh my prince! Naija Boy, happy birthday bro! 🇳🇬🎉 We love @aubameyang7’s birthday message for @alexiwobi 🤣,” they wrote.
Alex Iwobi was born in Lagos before moving to England at the age of four, following a brief stay in Turkey.
He is the nephew of former professional footballer, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha.