Four Nigerian Players Under The Age Of 21 Poised To Feature As Arsenal Face Man City

Four players of Nigerian descent are set to feature at the Nya Ullevi (G&ouml;teborg) in Sweden in the pre-season fixture between Arsenal and Manchester City on Sunday evening.<br /><br />The Citizens have announced via their official webpage that Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho, 19, and England youth-teamer of Nigerian descent Tosin Adarabioyo, 18,&nbsp; are in the traveling party to Scandinavia. <br /><br />Both teenagers have been involved in City&rsquo;s two fixtures in pre-season, against Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, with Adarabioyo going the distance in both matches. <br /><br />On the other hand, manager Arsene Wenger has included Alex Iwobi and Chuba Akpom in his roster for his side&rsquo;s tour of Scandinavia and both got on the scoresheet in the 8-0 rout of Viking on Friday.<br /><br />Last season, the Gunners beat City 2-1 at the Emirates before sharing the spoils in the reverse fixture at the Etihad.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : mancity.com<br />
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