“Nigerian Ronaldinho” — Alex Iwobi earns new nickname after Liverpool upset

After etching his name into the Premier League record books, becoming the first Nigerian to reach the coveted milestone of 30+ goals and 30+ assists, Alex Iwobi has been compared to legendary Brazilian Ronaldinho.

Iwobi had an impressive performance in Fulham’s win against Liverpool, which had his teammate Pereira expressed his admiration for the Nigerian, who has been in excellent form.

The Brazilian forward couldn’t help but to compare the Super Eagles star to his country’s legend, Ronaldinho.

Renowned for his dazzling flair, Ronaldinho played alongside Iwobi’s uncle, Jay-Jay Okocha when he joined Paris Saint Germain in 2001. The Brazilian met the Nigerian star who was one of their best players at the time.

In fact, till today many still believe the Brazilian was taught by Okocha after later becoming a superstar with his flair similar to that of the Nigerian.

After the game, Iwobi celebrated with a number of Instagram posts captioned “I belong to Jesus” with several Fulham players and fans reacting.

Teammate for club and country, Calvin Bassey commented “Hop out the motot’ in reference to Iwobi’s recently released record, while Pereira wrote Ronaldinho from Nigeria  

He may not quite be at the level of Ronaldinho, the player he’s been compared to, but we were once reminded why Alex Iwobi’s was one of the best dribblers his generation had ever seen.

The 28-year-old midfielder who is the nephew of Okocha has certainly become one of the best players in the Premier League and another huge win for Nigeria.