Super Eagles assistant coach Joseph Yobo has described Alex Iwobi as a “game changer” while also saying the Everton star could play as a left winger or behind the top striker.
Yobo played for eight years at Everton and now Iwobi is carrying on the torch at the Premier League club.
Iwobi is known as a very versatile player, but Yobo told the Everton official website where he believes the nephew of Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha could best function.
“If you need somebody to take on players and work back, Alex is better out wide,” Yobo explained.
“You need somebody to do a bit of magic without being predictable, then he can be a good option behind the striker. He does that very well for the national team.”
Iwobi is expected to play an important role for the Eagles at the AFCON in Cameroon.
“Alex is a big, big player for us in the national team,” he remarked.
“He trains hard every day – he is our game changer. When things are hard, he can change things for us.
“He works his socks off and technically he is very good.
“He has the skill and the energy to run at players and track back, he can do all that. And he has an eye for goal.
“He is very important for Nigeria and I believe he can be for Everton, too.”
