Arsenal Appoints Wilshere Club’s U-18 Head Coach

Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has made a great return to the north London club having been appointed head coach of their under-18 side.

It’s taken just three days for him to get a job since he announced his retirement from playing, with the club he played for for 17 years as a youth and senior player.

Wilshere had left the Gunners back in 2018 and went on to have stints at West Ham, Bournemouth and then, most recently, on to Danish Superliga club AGF.

However, AGF opted not to extend Wilshere‘s contract past the end of last season, leading him to announce his retirement from professional football.

On Monday, the Gunners announced Wilshere will return to the club where he made a name for himself – this time, as head coach of the under-18s.

Wilshere, who worked with the club’s young players last season, told Arsenal’s official website: “It’s a huge honour to have this role.

“It’s no secret that I love this club. I love what we stand for and a big part of my life was spent in this academy, some of the best days of my life. This is a big opportunity for me and I’m ready.

“I’m hungry and can’t wait to help these young players thrive and be the best they can be on and off the pitch.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.