The coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro has confirmed our exclusive story on Stanley Nwabali as the new Super Eagles goalkeeper ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.
On the 23rd of October we exclusively unveiled the Chippa United goalkeeper as the one Peseiro has turned to in his bid to solve the goalkeeper crisis rocking the team.
Earlier today, the coach was at the training ground of the team where he met with the goalkeeper and was also allowed to address the team after training.
“He took some time just to motivate the team. Before his visit, he communicated with the team and was invited to our training session. When addressing the players, he said he had been watching Chippa for a while and was impressed by how the team plays,” a club source said.
However the main purpose of his visit was to have a face to face talk with Nwabali ahead of his inclusion in the Super Eagles squad for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.
“Primarily, the purpose of his visit is to see Stanley Nwabili, who has previously played for the national team player of Nigeria. After the training session, he took time to talk to Nwabili,” added the source.
Nwabili has featured 12 times for the Eastern Cape outfit this season. He has kept six clean sheets, conceding 10 goals and will be hoping to get a start against Arrows.
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