Nigeria and Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi waving while wearing the green Super Eagles traditional kit with Nike logo and Nigeria Football Federation badge
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi CAF photo 2025

Fulham and Nigeria midfielder Alex Iwobi took part in a blind ranking of football players in their prime, with the video shared on social media on 23 September 2026.

In the clip, posted by the account Fans Tribe HQ, Iwobi sits outdoors with an interviewer and is shown photographs of players one by one. He places each on a numbered list from 1 to 10 without knowing who will appear next. 

The players featured include Eden Hazard in a Chelsea kit, Gareth Bale in Real Madrid colours, Cristiano Ronaldo holding a Ballon d’Or, Luis Suárez celebrating for Barcelona, Lionel Messi with a Champions League ball, Neymar in a Barcelona shirt, Erling Haaland lifting a trophy for Manchester City, and Robert Lewandowski in a Bayern Munich kit.

The ranking exercise, presented under the title “Blind Ranking Players in Their Prime with Alex Iwobi,” shows Iwobi reacting in real time as each image appears and adjusting positions on the vertical list displayed beside him. The video, which runs just over 100 seconds, captures the midfielder’s comments and gestures during the process.

Iwobi, a regular for Fulham in the Premier League and a long-serving member of the Super Eagles, completed the challenge as part of light-hearted football content aimed at fans.