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Arsenal injury shock: Star hospitalised after meeting up with international team-mates
ALEX IWOBI has been hospitalised after suffering a bout of food poisoning.
Alex Iwobi was sick
The Arsenal attacker became ill after joining up with the Nigerian national team at their training base in capital city Abuja.
Manager Samson Siasia confirmed the 19-year-old was sick but his condition is stable.
"He [Iwobi] suffered from food poisoning and so was not part of the training," he told a news conference.
"But his condition is stable."
Iwobi was on the scoresheet for Arsenal as they beat Everton 2-0 last Saturday.
His recent performances led to hopes from the Football Association that they could persuade him to play for England rather than Nigeria.
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"Alex is committed to Nigeria," the source told ESPN FC.
"It's taken over nine months of hard work to complete the paperwork on his switch and he will not throw all that away now."
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