Reports have emerged that some South Africans have threatened Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, not to return to his club following his heroics against the country as the Nigerian team progressed to the AFCON 2023 final at the expense of the Bafana Bafana team.
It is said
that some South Africans are not pleased that the goalkeeper prevented their
team from making it to the finals.
Nwabali, who
plays for Chippa United in the South African Premier League, has been solid
between the goalposts for Nigeria in the 2023 AFCON tournament ongoing in Ivory
Coast.
Nwabali gave a
superb performance against the Bafana Bafana in the semi-final clash on
Wednesday, February 7.
During the
clash, Nwabali showed the best of
himself as he stopped multiple attempts by South African players. He followed
that up in the penalty shootout as he saved two spot-kicks.
Nwabali’s
saves were enough for the Super Eagles to knockout South Africa 4-2 on
penalties which qualified Nigeria to take on Ivory Coast in the 2023 AFCON
final on February 11.
Speaking on
Nwabali’s heroics so far in the tournament, former Nigerian keeper, Idah
Peterside, said some fans have already told the Super Eagles shot-stopper not
to return to Chippa United after the tournament.
He said,
however, that there have only been threats, and no violence has been recorded.
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