My uncle’s a Premier League cult hero, I followed in his footsteps with Nigeria after switching from England

FULHAM star Alex Iwobi has revealed he opted to play for Nigeria because of his uncle Jay-Jay Okocha.

Iwobi was born in Lagos, Nigeria but moved to England aged four and represented the Three Lions at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-18 levels while at the Arsenal academy.

Alex Iwobi chose to play for Nigeria because of his uncle Jay-Jay OkochaGetty GettyOkocha is a Nigeria legend after winning two tournaments with the Super Eagles[/caption]

He eventually broke into the first-team...