Arsenal have submitted their squad list to the Premier League following the conclusion of the summer transfer window, with as many as eleven players eligible to represent the Nigerian national making the roster.
Hale End Academy product Alex Iwobi is the most eye-catching Nigerian name on the roster and is the only player to feature for the Gunners in the English topflight in the new season.
The 22-year-old is among the eight home-grown players in Arsenal's 24-man squad list.
According to Premier League rules, a "Home-Grown Player" means a player who, irrespective of nationality or
age, has been registered with any club affiliated to The Football
Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period,
continuous or not, of three entire seasons, or 36 months, before his
21st birthday.
Ten Nigerian starlets were included in the squad as U21 players but only nine can feature for the Gunners in the Premier League as ex-Flying Eagles skipper Kelechi Nwakali has been loaned out to Porto for the remainder of the 2018-19 season.
The nine players classed as U21 players are : Ryan Alebiousu, Xavier Amaechi, Folarin Balogun, Tolaji Bola, Arthur Okonkwo, James Olayinka, Joseph Olowu, Tobi Omole and Bukayo Saka.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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