Tremendous Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has opened up on why team-mate Ola Aina struggled in opposition to the Ivory Coast’s Simon Adingra within the last of the final version of the Africa Cup of Nations.
On February 11, 2024, Aina, who had been one of many AFCON’s most constant performers, had a troublesome second enjoying in opposition to Adingra.
The Nottingham Forest defender didn’t maintain out Adingra because the winger supplied the help for each objectives because the Ivory Coast overturned a deficit to beat Nigeria 2-1 within the last.
Nonetheless, Iwobi has now revealed that Aina’s poor show within the AFCON last was due to an damage.
“For people who don’t know, I’m certain Ola has already put it on the market in many alternative podcasts and interviews,” Iwobi stated on Episode 2 of The Bassey and Iwobi Present.
“He performed with a grade 2c hamstring damage — I don’t know the way.”
In the meantime, Nigeria has already certified for the 2025 AFCON happening in Morocco and can hope to win it this time round.
