Stanley Nwabali
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Personal information
Full name Stanley Bobo Nwabali
Date of birth (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Port Harcourt, Nigeria[2]
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Chippa United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2019 Go Round FC
2020–2021 Enyimba
2021–2022 Lobi Stars
2022 Katsina United
2022– Chippa United
International career‡
2021– Nigeria 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:06, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Stanley Bobbi 'Bobo' Nwabali (born 10 June 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League club Chippa United and the Nigeria national team.[3]

Personal life

Nwabali was born in Port Harcourt on 10 June 1996 into an Igbo Christian family. He is from Rivers State.[4][5] He considers German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer as his role model.[6] His last name Nwabali, means “Child of the Night” in the Igbo language.[7]

Club career

In 2019, Nwabili joined Go Round FC where he started his career as a striker, before later securing a move to Enyimba in 2020, followed by joining Lobi Stars, Katsina United and Chippa United in 2022.[8]

International career

Nwabili earned his first cap for the Nigerian national team in 2021,[9] in an international friendly against Mexico in Los Angeles, United States.[10]

In December 2023, he was called up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.[11] He was named Man of the Match in the semi-final encounter against South Africa, as he saved two penalties in a 4–2 victory during the shootouts following a 1–1 draw, which qualified his country to the final.[12][13]

Honours

Nigeria

References

  1. ^ a b "Stanley Bobo Nwabali". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "AFCON: Gov. Fubara hails Rivers born Super Eagles Goalkeeper". Authority NG. February 9, 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mexico vs. Nigeria (4:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  4. ^ "Goalkeeper Nwabali wants to make history with Super Eagles". The Nation.
  5. ^ Olusesan, Ajibade; Admin, New Telegraph (2024-01-20). "I Started As A Striker, Eagles Goalkeeper Nwabali Reveals". New Telegraph. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  6. ^ "Super Eagles' Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali Admires Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer". BNN Breaking. 6 February 2024.
  7. ^ Staff, Daily Post (2024-02-09). "Ibeka Ogazi: AFCON DIARY: 'If your relationship is shaky, go and meet Nwabali, he can save it'". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  8. ^ "Stanley Nwabali: All you need to know about Super Eagles goalkeeper". afrik-foot.com. 7 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Super Eagles player ratings : Iwuala only bright spark; Nwabili let down by sloppy defence; Sunusi caged:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  10. ^ "The home-based Super Eagles were set up to fail against Mexico's El Tri". Soccernet.ng. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  11. ^ Olu Ibidapo, Ayodele (29 December 2023). "Peseiro names 25 players as Super Eagles seek fourth AFCON title in Cote d'Ivoire". Nigeria Football Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  12. ^ "AFCON: Nigeria 1-1 South Africa (4-2 pens) - Stanley Nwabali saves twice in shootout success as Nigeria reach final thriller". Sky Sports. 8 February 2024.
  13. ^ "AFCON: Nwabali wins Man Of The Match against South Africa". Business News Nigeria. 8 February 2024.
  14. ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

External links

Nigeria squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up
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