Wikipedia names Iwobi as Eagles Most Popular Player ahead AFCON
Wikipedia has named Alex Iwobi as the most popular player in the Nigeria team that would be featuring at the Africa Cup of Nations which kicks off this Friday (June 21) in Egypt.
According to the free online encyclopedia, Iwobi’s profile on his wikipedia entry generated 33,916 page views in the past 30 days.
Iwobi’s performance for Arsenal against Chelsea in last month’s Europa League final where he scored the Gunners consolatory goal may have generated fans interest.
It is possible that fans may be looking forward to a similar outing from the player at the Nations Cup for the Eagles.
Coming second was captain Mikel Obi whose return to the team after staying away from the team since the FIFA World Cup last year June may have increased fans curiosity to know what has been happening to the former Chelsea midfielder lately. 32, 4455 visitors viewed his page.
In third and fourth place were Henry Onyekuru who had a splendid season with Galatasaray while on loan and Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze who has been the target of several clubs in Europe. Both had 20,297 and 19,263 page views respectively.