Iwobi admits red card shame against Jordan
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has apologised for his late red card in Nigeria’s 2-2 friendly draw with Jordan on March 31, while praising two defenders who impressed on debut
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Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has apologised for his late red card in Nigeria's 2-2 friendly draw with Jordan on March 31, while praising two defenders who impressed on debut during the international break.
Iwobi was sent off after reacting to being held by Amer Jamous during the clash in Turkey.
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Speaking on the Alexander Yaa Digg podcast, the Fulham midfielder accepted responsibility for the incident.
"I need to address what I did and apologise to all my Nigerian teammates, staff, and everyone who cares about Nigeria. My actions were not good enough, and I got sent off," he said. "But I will learn from this and keep moving on. We got a draw; we didn't lose, so we will take the positives."
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Despite the sending-off, Iwobi highlighted positives from the international break, singling out Emmanuel Fernandez and Chibuike Nwaiwu, who both featured in the second half of Nigeria's 2-1 win over Iran in Antalya.
Goals from Akor Adams and Moses Simon secured victory for coach Eric Chelle's side.
"Nice to get the win. Credit to Iran, they're a good, solid team. Credit to us, we got the two goals we needed. Shout out to the two centre-backs who played the second half on their debuts," Iwobi said.
