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Aubameyang, NFF celebrate Alex Iwobi on 23rd birthday

Alex Iwobi in Nike Super Eagles World Cup jersey

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.