Iwobi In Fine Shape, Will Face Aston Villa — Fulham Boss, Silva

Fulham manager, Marco Silva has said Alex Iwobi is in a good shape after he was criticised by a section of the Nigerian fans for his performance in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final defeat to Cote d’Ivoire.

Iwobi was slammed in the social media by the fans who blamed him for his role in the defeat to the hosts.

The midfielder and compatriot, Calvin Bassey returned to London this week after they were hosted by Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Ahead of today’s Premier League meeting with Aston Villa, Silva hinted that Iwobi is ready for action.

Mentally, he’s very good. Alex is a happy boy when he’s on the pitch doing what he loves, he’s always doing it with a smile on his face. I know part, I don’t know everything what people said about it.

“I don’t see reasons because if you lose a game you lose a game together, if you win a game you win together of course. They did brilliantly until the final.

“They lost the final and the people reacted they think that is the best. In my opinion it was completely unfair because of the way they criticized him on social media. It’s more strange when there is no reason to do it.

“Since he arrived here, of course I had a chat with him. He’s going to be involved in the game tomorrow, him and Calvin Bassey.”