Alex Iwobi is “devastated” after Arsenal finally blocked him from the Rio Olympics. This latest decision thus overrides an earlier position by the London club that Iwobi will be allowed to break pre-season training with them to join the Nigerian Olympic team at their training camp base in the United States of America ahead of the Rio games in August.
“Arsenal has taken a decision on Alex, he will not be going to the Olympics with Nigeria, according to a report by africanFootball.com.
“The boy himself is very disappointed because he wanted to be in Rio, but Arsenal has the final say on this matter because the competition is not on the FIFA calendar. They want him to start the new season with them.”
Iwobi’s absence adds to the growing list of problems confronting coach Samson Siasia, who is far from happy with the form of his team and has admitted he cannot confirm the availability of several of the top stars he has pencilled down for the summer games like Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi.
The team is slated to face another Rio Olympics-bound team, Mexico, in a warm-up game on Sunday.
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