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Iwobi, who was born in Nigeria and is the nephew of Jay-Jay Okocha, has played in two friendly games for the Super Eagles, meaning his international future remains undecided until he makes his competitive bow

Everton almost opened the scoring in just over a minute when Seamus Coleman struck the post with a flick at the near post, but moments later, Welbeck hit the woodwork at the other end after the ball ricocheted off his leg after a mazy run along the byline

Iwobi began to repay his manager’s faith on Saturday as one of the most impressive attacking players in Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Hull in the fifth round, thriving in the number 10 role and showing a notable ability to make the right decisions under pressure

Iwobi has now made a total of seven appearances for the club this season, and is likely to add further to his tally against Burnley on Saturday, though the return of Alexis Sanchez, Danny Welbeck and Tomas Rosicky to first-team contention may see his playtime limited in the remainder of the season

He played for one minute in the Premier League as a late substitute against Swansea City in October and also made a brief cameo against Bayern Munich in the Champions League earlier this month

Henry, who is taking his Uefa coaching badges, is required to work at a club as part of one of the course requirements, but he has been invited by Andries Jonker, who is the head of the Arsenal academy, to be a part of the U19 set up and help with their preparations for the Youth League, which was born out of the now defunct Next Gen Series

“Alex Iwobi has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal. The 19-year-old forward, who is a mainstay of the Gunners’ under-21s, also impressed for the first team this pre-season,” Arsenal announced on Tuesday

The Deputy Secretary General of the NFF, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme, who made the clarification in Gabon, said the NFF decided to take the Arsenal striker along as part of the new administration’s policy of encouraging Nigerians in the diaspora to identify with the national teams and make up their mind to play for the team