AFCON 2023: Why Nwabali Did Not Feature For Super Eagles Under Rohr, Ex-NFF VP Shehu Dikko Opens Up

• Former Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation, Shehu Dikko said Stanley Nwabali has always been a very good keeper
• Dikko revealed that former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr watched and considered him for a call-up when he was with Enyimba FC
• He said Nwabali's fantastic performance has once again proved the talent available in the domestic game.

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Former Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation, Shehu Dikko, said Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali has always been on the radar of the national team.

Dikoo revealed that former coach Gernot Rohr watched and considered Nwabali for the national team while he was still playing in the Nigerian league.

According to The Punch, Dikko disclosed this via his X handle (formerly known as Twitter)

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Explaining why Nwabali didn’t feature for the Super Eagles under Rohr, he wrote:

“I recalled in June 2019 during the NPFL Super Six in Lagos and he was on the books of Enyimba FC, we invited Gernot Rohr to watch him as a potential successor/competitor to Uzoho.

"Unfortunately, his club GM went to inform him that Rohr was around to check on him, thinking he was helping him. But that made him so jittery being a young keeper just getting into the groove but he has always been a very good keeper as he even made the NPFL Allstar team in 2022 for the Budweiser match with John Terry and Roberto Carlos and the home-based Super Eagles match with Mexico in USA.

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“Anyway, God’s time is always the best and he has once again proved the talent available in the domestic game.”

Nwabali opens up on goalkeeper he watches

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Nwabali revealed he watches videos of Germany international and Bayern Munich goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, to get motivation before games.

The Chippa United goalkeeper disclosed this during an interview at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast. In the video posted by photojournalist Pooja via his X handle (formerly known as Twitter), Nwabali described Manuel as his role model.

Source: Legit.ng