Nigerian mid-fielder, Alex Iwobi has revealed his deep interest in music, as he is set to release new songs.
In March 2024, Iwobi had revealed his music side to his fans on social media.
He shared a snippet of his unreleased rap under the stage name “17”. In the short clip, Iwobi showed off his rapping skills with his voice flowing over the UK Drill instrumental as a montage of the player’s on-pitch action rolls in the background.
He then releases ‘Don’t Shoot’, another bouncy song, in June 2024.
Speaking about the newly publicised musical prowess, Iwobi said he was “doing a bit of both” music and football growing up, The Cable reports.
Iwobi added that he has been doing music since he was a teenager, and “it is a surprise to the world because I am just publishing
He revealed that he has “so many unreleased songs”, and his team would decide when to finally release them to the world.
“The area I grew up in in London is either you play football or become an artiste. I was doing a bit of both,” Iwobi said.
“It is only recently that I started showcasing that I like music, but I have been doing music since the age of 14. It is a surprise to the world because I am just publishing it, but I have been doing it for a very long time.
“Anytime my major team that handles my music and I think it is the best time to put out music, then we will put it out. They know best. Whenever they think its right. But until then, I have so many unreleased songs.”
