Benik Afobe could line up against parent club Arsenal in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup on Sunday, after Arsène Wenger granted the 17-year-old permission to play for opponents Huddersfield Town.
Afobe is on loan to the Yorkshire outfit until the end of the season, but under the terms of his youth loan, he is currently back at Arsenal recovering from a trouble some knee injury. He played 90 minutes in the FA Youth Cup on Thursday, and over an hour for the Reserves yesterday.
Terriers manager Lee Clark confirmed to the press this morning that they’d been given the green light by Wenger to select the youngster, just like the Frenchman did for Sanchez Watt in the last round. Afobe, who earned mass praise from Arsène when the draw was announced, told The FA’s official website that he would apologise to the players and manager if he scored against the Gunners.
Benik is expected to return to Huddersfield later this week for a fitness test.