Yesterday, when Jose Peseiro named his 25-man Nigeria squad for AFCON 2023, one person that at least surprised Nigerian football fans is Stanley Nwabili.
The 27-year-old goalkeeper has been performing creditably in the South African Premier League this season without notice.
The Chippa United shot stopper in light of this has caught the attention of Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs.
With uncertainty in the goalkeeping department, the new Super Eagles goalkeeper is highly favoured to rival Bruce Bvuma for the number one spot in the Amakhosi.
With the exception of Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana goalie Ronwen Williams, no other goalkeeper has kept clean sheets in the South African topflight than Nwabili’s seven in 14 appearances.
Kaizer Motaung’s side are keen to make a move for the Nigerian as they seek to get his signature in the next transfer window.
Former Nigeria international Daniel Akpeyi is ranked among the goalkeepers who did a decent job for Chiefs when he had his stints with the Soweto side.
Akpeyi helped them reach the CAF Champions League final in 2021 but unfortunately lost to Al Ahly SC in Casablanca, Morocco.
