The first choice goalkeeper of the senior national team of Nigeria Stanley Nwabali has more or less confirmed his availability for the quarter final game against Angola at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nwabali had his first real training session with the team yesterday ahead of the game putting to rest speculations about his availability for the game, less than two hours after coach Jose Peseiro said he will undergo a fitness test.
Peseiro spoke about the fact that his availability for the game is dependent on how he survives the training session alongside the other two goalkeepers in the team namely Francis Uzoho and Olorunleke Ojo.
Uzoho who is the second choice goalkeeper was clearly ahead of the others in terms of saves made and reflex. So good was he that the technical crew had a meeting on if he should be returned as first choice with Nwabali only having one training session since the game against Cameroon.
However it seems the decision on who will start has been made already by the coaches based on what Nwabali posted on his WhatsApp status using his official line. ” Guess who is back? 23″, he posted.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
