Alex Iwobi has been congratulated by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, following the midfielder’s new milestone within the Premier League.
Iwobi grew to become the joint-second most-featured African participant within the Premier League alongside Mohamed Salah following Fulham’s 1-0 victory over Coventry City on Saturday.
The 30-year-old has now made 328 appearances within the English top-flight.
“The NFF celebrates Alex Iwobi for this new achievement and we wish him even greater glory. We will be very happy to see him become the African with the most appearances in the Premier League in the near future,” appearing NFF General Secretary Emmanuel Ikpeme remarked.
The versatile midfielder will now look to equal the all-time record set by former Cote d’Ivoire worldwide Kolo Touré
Touré featured in 353 matches for Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool.
Iwobi, who began his profession at Arsenal has additionally performed for Everton.
