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All Whites captain Chris Wood welcomes arrival of baby girl

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Chris Wood celebrates scoring against Crystal Palace last year. Photo / Emma Wood Instagram.

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All Whites captain Chris Wood and his wife Emma have announced the arrival of their first child.

In a post to Instagram, Emma Wood announced that Camille Lily Wood was born via an emergency c-section at 8.08pm on April 14 in England.

“She is everything we dreamed of and a thousand times more,” read the caption.

News of the pregnancy was first announced by Chris Wood after he scored the match winning goal for Nottingham Forest against Crystal Palace in a Premier League match on October 22.

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He celebrated the goal by putting the ball under his jersey and sucking his thumb and then making the announcement in a post match interview.

“It’s 12 or 13 weeks – we’ve found out we’re pregnant, or my wife is pregnant, so it’s fantastic that hopefully we can welcome a little girl into our world,” he said.

Wood is currently in career-best form with Forest, scoring 19 goals this season, the fourth most in the Premier League this season.

With five games remaining this season, Forest are in a five-way battle to claim three Champions League spots for next season.

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Last month, he helped the All Whites qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 2010.

Forest are back in action on Monday, as they host Manchester City in the semifinals of the FA Cup.

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