One of the success stories of Nigeria’s campaign at the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations was Stanley Nwabali, who rose to the position of first choice goalkeeper at the tournament, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nwabali displaced Francis Uzoho who has been in the team since 2018, and posted an impressive performance including stopping two spot kicks in the semi final in their shoot out win over South Africa.
Now back at his club Chippa United in South Africa, the 27 year old has been told to use the buzz his performance at the AFCON has generated to make a move that will be more rewarding financially, than his present situation at the PSL side.
This call was made by the first assistant to the head coach of the Super Eagles Finidi George in an interview published on NPFL Reporters.
“I think he has to go somewhere else. If there is that opportunity for him, definitely he has to because you know, this career of a footballer is very short. 10 years, 12 years at most”, he was quoted as saying.
“If there are no injuries. So you have to make the best out of it because life after football is so long that if you don’t get the best out of it when you’re active, yeah, you see some players struggle,” George said.
“So the best you can get now is going to be better for the future. If there’s an offer somewhere else in Europe, Asia where they would pay him better. I think he has to go for it.”
Ade Emmanuel
