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Arsenal youngster Ife Ibrahim has confirmed that helium has a Nigerian background.
According to Ibrahim, his household speaks Youruba, a Nigerian language.
This means that the young midfielder is eligible to correspond the Nigerian nationalist teams done his parents.
Speaking precocious to the Arsenal matchday programme for the sojourn of Leicester City, Ibrahim said: “I grew up successful southbound London, astir the northbound Greenwich area, and started playing shot astatine the property of seven.
“My inheritance is Nigerian, and my household speaks Yoruba – I’m decidedly a large instrumentality of the culture, particularly erstwhile it comes to the music, nutrient and traditions.”
Ibrahim has played astatine Arsenal since 2016 aft helium was poached from grassroots nine AFC All Stars.
He signed a assistance woody with the Gunners for the 2024-2025 season.
Ibrahim turned down imaginable moves to Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham United to articulation Arsenal 8 years ago.
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