Foreign Pros
‘Nwabali has no place in South Africa’s Top 3’
Super Eagles No 1 goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali is not likely to return to the South African PSL after he quit Chippa United as he does not have a place at the Top 3 clubs there.
South Africa goalkeeping legend Motsoeneng Tshepo said: “If he wants to move to one of the top three teams, where do you think he might go? Kaizer Chiefs have Brandon Petersen, and he is showing this season that he is the right person for the role.
“At Orlando Pirates, there’s Sipho Chaine, who is winning trophies and wants to be included in the Bafana Bafana World Cup team, but he’s behind Ricardo Goss.
“At Mamelodi Sundowns, they have the country’s top player, Ronwen Williams.
“Remember, you sign a foreign goalkeeper to be the number one, but now when you bring him to Sundowns, what happens to Ronwen? Where will he work alongside the top three? They have no space for Nwabali.”
Motsoeneng said he believes that Nwabali quit Chippa United on the advice of an agent who promised him another club, but he does not believe the Super Eagles goalkeeper has now grown past the PSL.
“I don’t think Nwabali has moved beyond the PSL. Chippa are trying to avoid being relegated, and for Nwabali, he had to show at Chippa without any clear doubt that he had grown beyond the PSL.
“He first has to be a really great goalkeeper in the PSL to move past it.
“Since the start of this season, Nwabali’s performance hasn’t been up to the standard it should be.
“After returning from the AFCON in Morocco, maybe he thought he would get a new opportunity from another team, but that didn’t happen.”
Nwabali himself has said he did not agree with any club before he quit Chippa United with six months left on his contract.
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Record keepers have questioned the 100 caps for the Super Eagles credited to Alex Iwobi.
The Super Eagles presented the Fulham star with a plaque to mark his milestone appearance before Wednesday night’s friendly against Portugal.
However, the records showed that FIFA chalked off a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Algeria after the game was forfeited by Nigeria for fielding an ineligible player – Shehu Abdullahi.
Also, FIFA also chalked off a friendly against Togo in 2017 because of the record number of substitutes played in the game.
That would then mean that Iwobi is on 98 caps, two games away from the Century milestone…
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Super Eagles defender Bruno Onyemaechi was the one who swapped shirts with the legendary Cristiano Ronaldo, saying it was a dream come true for him.
Onyemaechi has previously played in Portugal with Boavista and his partner is Portuguese.
Four years ago, coach Finidi George and Moses Simon were caught on camera trying to get this prized jersey.
Ronaldo will lead Portugal to the 2026 World Cup, which will be his sixth appearance at the global stage.
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The Super Eagles will present Alex Iwobi with a commemorative plaque to celebrate his 100th appearance before tonight’s friendly against Portugal.
The 30-year-old Fulham star will join an elite group of players led by Ahmed Musa, who have reached a century of appearances for Nigeria.
Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and Joseph Yobo are the other players to hit this milestone.
After he represented England at youth level, Iwobi made his Super Eagles debut on October 8, 2015, in a friendly against DR Congo.
One of the highlights of his international career was scoring the goal against Zambia in Uyo that qualified Nigeria to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
He has scored 10 goals and made eight assists.
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