Alex Iwobi said he used the disappointment of AFCON to propel himself to success at Everton

Tremendous Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has opened up on his 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) expertise and the way it fuelled his resurgence at his membership facet, Everton.

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Iwobi was a part of the ultimate 23-man Tremendous Eagles squad that travelled to Cameroon for the 2021 AFCON in January 2022 underneath the tutelage of coach Augustine Eguavoen.

The Everton participant had a bitter ending to the event, receiving a crimson card a couple of minutes after he got here on within the Spherical of 16 fixture towards the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia.

Iwobi was capable of get again his finest performances post-AFCON, occurring a run of matches that helped Everton beat the relegation battle of the 2021/22 Premier League season.

In an interview with The Nationwide, the Tremendous Eagles star revealed that he used his frustrations from the AFCON to inspire himself when he returned to his membership facet, Everton.

Iwobi stated: “I used to be having a little bit of a tough season and did not have the most effective Afcon expertise, so I used that to make me motivated and get myself hungry [again].”

Iwobi said that the arrival of former Chelsea supervisor Frank Lampard at Goodison Park gave him the recent slate he wanted to reinvent himself and enhance his performances at Everton.

“Coming again to a brand new supervisor and him chatting with me made me really feel prefer it was a recent begin virtually,” Iwobi defined.

“That objective towards Newcastle was laborious work increase earlier than that and a little bit of a reward. Nevertheless it’s previously now. I simply must try to preserve it going.”

Iwobi went on to make 32 appearances for Everton in all competitions throughout the 2021/22 season, scoring a complete of three (3) targets.