Having quashed rumours that he would consider leaving the Gunners if Wilfried Zaha were to join the North London club, Iwobi expressed his excitement at returning to Arsenal as they aim to improve on their fifth-place finish from last season.
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This comes ahead of the Nigeria/Algeria match on Sunday
Mali dominated most of the game however and missed a flurry of chances.
Zaha ensured the Ivorians remain on course to win a third title by stabbing home on 76 minutes to book a quarter-final showdown with Algeria.
Max Alain Gradel and Geoffroy Serey Die scored at either side of halftime for the Elephants before Namibia, who missed two early chances to take a shock lead, pulled one back when Joslyn Kamatuka pounced on a mistake by goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohou.
Crystal Palace piled further pressure on Leicester City manager Claude Puel on Saturday with a comprehensive 4-1 English Premier League win over his team.
Both teams saw goals disallowed in an eventful stalemate which saw the Eagles leave with their first ever Premier League point from a visit to the Theatre of Dreams.
The 25-year-old was heavily linked with a move away from the club in the recent transfer window, but no deal materialised and he pledged his commitment to Palace following Saturday’s season-opening win over Fulham.
The 25-year-old scored four goals and added one assist as Palace won two and drew two of their four matches.
An astonishing first half delivered five goals in the opening 34 minutes with Zaha, twice, and James Tompkins making a mockery of Palace’s recent league form.
The Eagles took the lead in the 11th minute through Yohan Cabaye’s effort, which deflected off Cesar Azpilizueta and bobbled into the visitors’ net
Already, Winger Wilfried Zaha has not recovered from his knee injury in time for Palace’s visit to Manchester United in the English Premier League on Saturday.
The Ivory Coast international, who has been Palace’s Player of the Year for the last two seasons and signed a new five-year deal in May, left Selhurst Park with his knee in a brace.
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Crystal Palace will be without forwards Wilfried Zaha and Bakary Sako against Manchester City despite their Africa Cup of Nations campaigns coming to a premature end
The former England international, who switched his allegiance to The Elephants ahead of their Nations Cup defence, came off the bench in Abu Dhabi to provide the perfect cross
Zaha’s inclusion follows his decision to switch international allegiance from England, where he grew up
The Ivorian-Football-Federation said: “The Ivorian-English attacking midfielder Wilfried Zaha has chosen to play for the Elephants, under the colours of the Ivory Coast, his country of origin