Chippa United supervisor, Vusumuzi Vilakazi has expressed doubt over Nigerian goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali’s probabilities of participating within the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Morocco.
Vilakazi defined that Nwabali remains to be recovering from an damage he sustained whereas on worldwide responsibility with the Tremendous Eagles in Morocco.
He added that the shot-stopper must bear a hand operation.
“I don’t suppose he [Stanley] will make it [to the 2025 AFCON ] however after I was speaking to him, he was assured that he’ll get well very quickly,” Vilakazi instructed SuperSport.
“It’s an ankle damage, however then additionally the hand wants an operation as a result of he’s been taking part in with that [injured] hand for some time now and he aggravated the damage whereas he was in Morocco.”
Nwabali has been Nigeria’s first-choice goalkeeper even earlier than Eric Chelle was appointed head coach of the Tremendous Eagles some months in the past.
