A former Enyimba FC goalkeeper Stanley Nwabili promises to give his best as a Super Eagles goalkeeper if given a chance to be at the 2023 AFCON tournament in Cote d’Ivoire npflupdates.com reports.
Nwabili for the first time ever made a Super Eagles provisional list for a major tournament like the African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) tournament.
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The young shot-stopper, alongside three other Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) goalkeepers, Francis Uzoho(Omonia Nicosia) and Adebayo Adeleye (of Hapoel Jerusalem) was included in the 40-man provisional list submitted to CAF.
Nwabili talks about Super Eagles provisional list inclusion
Speaking to a radio station in Lagos, Nwabili expressed excitement over the provisional list inclusion
“I feel very happy. It is something I can’t explain how I am feeling about it. I appreciate it even though it is not the final list yet,” Nwabali disclosed on Lagos based Sports Radio station and was quoted by The Nation Nigeria.
According to the former FC Go Round goalkeeper, players will always want to give their best once get a Super Eagles call-up.
“Everyone will like to give to his best to the country. I am ready to give my best and I won’t keep anything behind. I am looking forward to the final list. To see myself among this group of players is a motivation for me. I know I must work harder because the task ahead is huge,” he added.
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In another story, Super Eagles legend Sunday Oliseh has kicked against the exclusion of homebased outfield players in the Super Eagles provisional list. The three NPFL players in Jose Peseiro’s 40-man list were all goalkeepers(Ojo Olorunleke, Enyimba, Christian Nwoke, Sporting Lagos, Amas Obasogie, Bendel Insurance).
Oliseh, in a post on his X account on Thursday, said the absence of home-based players can only be excused if the current Super Eagles had players like in the 90s and early 2000s.
Further, the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder, described the exclusion of NPFL players in the Eagles’ AFCON list as a serious attempt to “kill everything” that is “home-based in favour of football business”.
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“If we had superstars like in the ’90s and early 2000s playing at the very top world club sides, Champions League, etc, one could understand the absence of home-based in a 40-man call-up,” Oliseh wrote.
“Haba, dem just want kill everything wey be home-based in favour of football business! Time we acted!!”
Nigeria for the AFCON, is seeded in the same Group A alongside host nation Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.
