Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Obama explained why he decided not to play for Italy, France or Spain, but for the Gabon national team.

Pierre-Emerick Obama decided to play for the Gabonese national team because his father played in this team.

"Usually, when a player has the opportunity to compete for teams from different countries, he takes time to meditate and makes a choice in favor of the most acceptable option for himself," Arsenal striker said in an interview with the press service of the London club. - Before me there was no choice, I decided everything at an early age. It so happened that I could choose between Italy, Spain and France, and even began to speak for the French "youth". But as soon as the proposal came from Gabon, I immediately agreed. At one time my father was the captain of this team, and my cherished dream was to ever repeat his achievement. So there was no choice, I can say, everything was decided by me in advance "".

After graduating from the Academy of Milan, but not having played a single match for the first team of the "devils", Pierre-Emeric played for Dijon (39 matches in all tournaments, 10 goals), Lille (24, 2), Monaco (23, 2) Etienne (97, 41), Borussia D (213, 141) and Arsenal (6, 3). The captain of the Gabon national team played for the national team of 56 matches, which scored 23 goals.

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