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Arsenal youngster, Alex Iwobi has expressed shock on how his Nigerian fans ask him for money rather than autographs.
Iwobi made this known in an interview with Guardian.
He said:
“Everyone appreciates you [in Nigeria], you’re almost like a king!”. When I arrived at the airport I thought, I’ll just have my earphones in, but everyone was like ‘Iwobi! Iwobi!’ Oh gosh. Hi guys!
“I didn’t know what to expect. It was just mad. I always go with Kelechi Iheanacho. When we go we get escorted. Because I’m not used to the Nigerian culture as much as they are, they do help me with it. They help me with the fans.
The fans are very different there. They don’t ask me for autographs, they ask for boots, money. At my debut we played in a stadium that holds 30,000 and there was 60,000 – I don’t understand how.
People were standing on the floodlights, on the scoreboard,” he added. “I was thinking, ‘What? This isn’t even safe! But people there will do anything to watch the match.
Sometimes in a Premier League game the fans are a bit quiet but in Nigeria you just hear trumpets, everything. The atmosphere is so different compared to England.”

http://lagosconvo.com/entertainment-news/nigerian-fans-ask-money-instead-autographs-alex-iwobi/

;Dlol .welcome to nigeria the home where u expect the unexpected

na autograph dey won chop..

What do you expect someone who is hungry to ask for? Autographs? Ehn?

Meanwhile not EVERY Nigerian needs your money.

If I see you anywhere self...I can't recognise you

Before! that's how we roll and I'd do the same if I was a fan!

wu autograph help?
na autograph we wan eat?
abi u no know the rate at which 1 pound dey sell?

Why should he give them money.. Na him born them?
If you should call those peeps beggars, na so them go begin para

Autograph in this economy?
Naija don't value stuffs like that, we want immediate gratification and this is a spill over of the social value decadence

B4 nko, exactly wat dey wnt, Dey dnt hv 2 pretend abt it, after al its nt by force 2 gv

country hard bro!!

MMM fans...always asking for help.

Before nko. Who autograph epp?

Yes lad thats why we are different!

lmaooo who autograph help before?

Please what is the importance of autograph?

Someone help me with d pics *am not understanding

silver94:
Arsenal youngster, Alex Iwobi has expressed shock on how his Nigerian fans ask him for money rather than autographs.
Iwobi made this known in an interview with Guardian.
He said:
“Everyone appreciates you [in Nigeria], you’re almost like a king!”. When I arrived at the airport I thought, I’ll just have my earphones in, but everyone was like ‘Iwobi! Iwobi!’ Oh gosh. Hi guys!
“I didn’t know what to expect. It was just mad. I always go with Kelechi Iheanacho. When we go we get escorted. Because I’m not used to the Nigerian culture as much as they are, they do help me with it. They help me with the fans.
The fans are very different there. They don’t ask me for autographs, they ask for boots, money. At my debut we played in a stadium that holds 30,000 and there was 60,000 – I don’t understand how.
People were standing on the floodlights, on the scoreboard,” he added. “I was thinking, ‘What? This isn’t even safe! But people there will do anything to watch the match.
Sometimes in a Premier League game the fans are a bit quiet but in Nigeria you just hear trumpets, everything. The atmosphere is so different compared to England.”

http://lagosconvo.com/entertainment-news/nigerian-fans-ask-money-instead-autographs-alex-iwobi/

That's how crazy it can get here men. Dont be surprised. In other news, u guys disappointed me last night. Ordinary Everton, u cannot beat. I didn't see the fighting spirit i used to see. Gerrarahia men

Abeg give them money nd stop ranting

joycesims:
Before! that's how we roll and I'd do the same if I was a fan!

I pity your boyfriend

What is he feeling like? Obama?

Now that MMM have crashed expect more Nigerians to ask you for money

Hahahaha.

Lol. Can't u too give them a few thousand from the millions you earn weekly?

RealAdewole:
wu autograph help?
na autograph we wan eat?
abi u no know the rate at which 1 pound dey sell?

LoL... i swear Nigerians are annoying.
If u dress normal and walk on some streets in some major cities in Nigeria, some of them know how to spot someone who has money by just looking at the person, if you are not hearing help me with cash stories its help me with job stories.

Who autograph help

show love bro

Sound funny

lwkmd

O ga o....nigerians....which way

What's the (economic) importance of an autograph to a man battling poor governance. .. We can't even charge phones with NEPA light... We have crude but fuel is costly, if u happen to find. We're battling recession and you're talking autographs? And this MMM scare?

BlackPeni5:
MMM fans...always asking for help.

Will you guys let it rest

BlackPeni5:
MMM fans...always asking for help.

.this is savage

Wetin Nigerians wan use autograph do