Fulham and former Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi opens up on Victor Osimhen visit after vile abuse

Fulham and Arsenal star Alex Iwobi has said he was unmoved by the online abuse he suffered after Nigeria lost the Africa Cup of Nations final to Ivory Coast in February.

The Fulham midfielder was targeted on social media, leading him to remove all his previous Instagram posts after being singled out for criticism following the 2-1 loss. Iwobi, 27, had already been questioned during the competition for perceived poor form.

But the former Arsenal winger said he did not even see the earlier posts as he focused on getting as far as he could with Nigeria. «The whole competition I didn't see it,» he said on his new Project 17 podcast.

«I remember in a press conference they said, 'where is the creativity? ' and I had to address the role I was given and I said I am the kind of guy who will listen to my coach and try to do the job I'm told to do.»

Even after the loss to Ivory Coast, Iwobi was instead reading messages of support from friends and family rather than scrolling through any abuse on his social media accounts. «The game is done now, obviously I'm disappointed I'm on my phone but I don't check Twitter. I'm on Snapchat and WhatsApp with all my people telling me I've done my nation proud.»

The day after, Alex Iwobi found out about the abuse online when Napoli's Victor Osimhen and other team players wanted issue a collective statement. «At two o'clock there was a knock on the door, I was like, 'I don't want room service' but I looked through the keyhole and it is Victor Osimhen,» Iwobi shared.

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