Iwobi breaks EPL record for most Nigerian appearances [see top 5]

Fulham prima Alex Iwobi has acceptable a caller English Premier League, EPL grounds pursuing the crippled against his erstwhile team, Arsenal.

The Cottagers mislaid 1-0 to the Gunners connected Saturday evening, with Iwobi, who has been 1 of their standout players this season, making the starting lineup.

The Super Eagles prima was incapable to assistance his squad clinch a triumph implicit Mikel Arteta’s men, arsenic the league leaders secured triumph done a well-taken acceptable piece.

However, contempt Fulham’s defeat, Iwobi wrote his sanction into the Premier League past books.

Iwobi EPL record

Following his commencement against Arsenal, Iwobi has officially go the Nigerian subordinate with the astir appearances successful the Premier League.

According to the Premier League’s authoritative website, the 29-year-old midfielder has present made 299 appearances, surpassing erstwhile Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi, who held the erstwhile grounds with 298 appearances.

Iwobi, who came done Arsenal’s Hale End academy, has spent his full nonrecreational vocation successful the English apical formation — playing for Arsenal (100 matches), Everton (123 matches), and Fulham (76 matches).

He has present overtaken immoderate of Nigeria’s top shot exports, including:

• Shola Ameobi – 298 appearances
• Nwankwo Kanu – 273 appearances
• Yakubu Aiyegbeni – 252 appearances
• John Obi Mikel – 249 appearances

The Fulham midfielder is expected to scope a large milestone erstwhile helium makes his 300th Premier League quality adjacent play against Newcastle United, the aforesaid nine wherever Ameobi built his legacy.

Meanwhile, Iwobi besides precocious played a cardinal relation successful helping the Super Eagles unafraid qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs during the planetary break.

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