Two young stars of Nigerian descent involved in Arsenal's final training session pre-Chelsea

Published: August 22, 2021

Two talented youngsters of Nigerian descent Folarin Balogun and Arthur Okonkwo were involved in Arsenal's final training session ahead of their eagerly anticipated Premier League clash with Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

There is a new arrival in the goalkeeping department at Arsenal in the form of Aaron Ramsdale and the signing of the former England youth international could see Okonkwo drop down the pecking order of goalkeepers.

The 19-year-old was one of four goalkeepers spotted in Saturday's workout, the others being Bernd Leno, Karl Hein and Ramsdale.

Okonkwo is unlikely to be included in the matchday 20 to face Chelsea just as was the case against Brentford on the opening day.

Balogun was also included in the provisional squad but it would be difficult for him to crack the starting line-up as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is presumably available for selection having training fully with the rest of his teammates in the last workout.

The Gabonese was ruled out of the clash against Brentford after testing positive for Covid-19 but is now negative.

Balogun made his full Premier League debut against the Bees but didn't make much of an impact before he was replaced by Bukayo Saka on the hour mark.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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