Nwabali Gives SA Player Savage Look After Saving His Penalty Ahead of South Africa vs Nigeria, Video
- Stanley Nwabali’s facial expression communicated his discontent after saving a penalty for Chippa United
- Nwabali shook off the injury scare he suffered against Richards Bay to feature in Chippa’s 3-0 loss at home to Orlando Pirates
- The former NPFL goalkeeper will link up with his Super Eagles teammates for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier matches
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Stanley Nwabali could not hide his discontent after saving a penalty during Chippa United's 3-0 loss to Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League.
Chippa United continued their woeful start to the PSL season with a home loss to the Soweto giants, their fourth straight defeat in five matches this season.
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The Chilli Pepper are bottom of the PSL table after picking up one point from a possible 15 and are the only team without a win this season.
Nwabali reacts after saving penalty
Nwabali got injured and was stretchered off during Chippa United's 1-0 loss to Richards Bay FC, making him a doubt for the Super Eagles.
As noted by BSN Sports, he shook off the injury scare and started Chippa's 3-0 home loss to Orlando Pirates, but could not save his side from suffering another defeat.
As noted by Soccernet, the referee Moses Mbhabeleli Kheswa awarded a controversial penalty in the 50th minute, with Chippa United two goals down at that moment.
Nwabali stepped up and saved Patrick Maswanganyi’s weak effort and could not hide his dissatisfaction, giving a savage look to the attacker.
Fans reacted to the incident, hitting out at the referee for giving such a controversial penalty and at the attacker for his weak attempt.
@ZMelusiXULU1 wrote:
“The penalty was not deserved anyway, football justice. On missing, it's a matter of confidence and fear subconsciously. He must not focus too much on social media criticism. You can't do a Panenka if you are a bad penalty taker. He must also forget chasing Sono's legacy.”
@kgatleo wrote:
“We need to step away from "who is confident enough to take it" to just giving it to our best PK taker. I don't think Tito is the best we have, but he could take 100 in a row because he wants to. We missed out on our own Shalulile moment 🤕”
Nwabali conceded another goal in the match to condemn Chippa to a 3-0 loss before the first FIFA international window of the season.
Source: Twitter
The former Enyimba goalkeeper will link up with the national team camp in Uyo for the World Cup qualifier against Rwanda, before returning to South Africa to face Bafana Bafana on matchday eight.
He has produced brilliant performances against the South Africans in the past, including at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations semifinal.
Super Eagles stars arrive in Uyo
Legit.ng reported that Super Eagles stars have begun arriving at the team's camp in Uyo ahead of matchday seven of the World Cup qualifier against Rwanda.
Captain William Troost-Ekong, Bruno Onyemaechi and Amas Obasogie have arrived in Uyo, with other players expected before the end of Tuesday.
Source: Legit.ng
