Super Eagles and Arsenal football player Alex Iwobi has made a debut in Nollywood, according to The Nation.
The official trailer of the Nollywood movie where the 22-year-old featured was released on Thursday.
A source close to the Nigerian international confirmed that Iwobi was a major character of the yet to be released movie titled; ‘INPADISU’
It was confirmed that the filming for the movie rounded up weeks ago before Arsenal training tour for the 2018/19 new football season.
Arsenal and Nigeria striker, was on the cover of the movie trailer holding a sword in a combat attire and putting on a dark shed on his fierce-looking boldface.
Iwobi was on the bench in Arsenal’s first loss of the season at Emirate against league champion Manchester United.
He recently signed a new five-year deal that will keep him at Arsenal until 2023.
“Thankfully, his fans don’t have to be concerned about his movie debut affecting his performance on the field as filming for the movie rounded up weeks ago and the film is set to hit the theatres soon,” the source disclosed.
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