Stanley Nwabali

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Stanley Nwabali
Personal information
Full name Stanley Bobo Nwabali
Date of birth (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28) [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
Number 32
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Go Round 17 (0)
2019–2020 Wikki Tourists 18 (0)
2020–2021 Enyimba 12 (0)
2021–2022 Lobi Stars 28 (0)
2022 Katsina United 12 (0)
2022– Chippa United 35 (0)
International career‡
2021– Nigeria 15 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Stanley Bobbi 'Bobo' Nwabali MON (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]

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Personal life

Nwabali was born in Port Harcourt, River State, Nigeria on 10 June 1996 into an Igbo Christian family. [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, a Nigerian club based in Omoku where he started his career as a goalkeeper, before later securing a move to Enyimba in 2020, followed by joining Lobi Stars, Katsina United and Chippa United a South African club in 2022. [8]

International career

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

In December 2023, he was called up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 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 pently shootouts following a 1–1 draw, which qualified his country for the final. [12] [13]

Honours

Nigeria

National honours

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  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. ↑ "Manuel Neur my role model – Super Eagles goalkeeper, Nwabali reveals". Vanguard News. 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.
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  13. ↑ "AFCON: Nwabali wins Man Of The Match against South Africa". Business News Nigeria. 8 February 2024.
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