Arsenal midfielder, Alex Iwobi, is down with food poisoning, interim Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has confirmed.
Iwobi, 19, was the
first foreign-based player to arrive the Eagles camp on Sunday but he
was surprisingly missing in action while his teammates had their first
training session at the Abuja National stadium on Tuesday.
Many had thought
the youngster was developing cold feet at playing for Nigeria after
reported renewed interests from England, but Siasia said he was down
with food poisoning and had been taken to hospital after eating a salad
with the rest of the squad.
"He suffered from
food poisoning and so was not part of the training," Siasia told a news
conference. "But his condition is stable."
Iwobi has so far played two friendlies for Nigeria, but has also starred for England in the Youth cadre.
He is expected to
make his first competitive appearance for his native Nigeria in an
African Nations Cup qualifier against Egypt on Friday. That anticipated
appearance now hangs in the balance.
Iwobi has been in
top form lately. On Saturday, he scored in his first Premier League
start for the Gunners in a 2-0 victory at Everton.
He also did very well in the Champions League clash against Barcelona at the Camp Nou.
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