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The South African
08-05-2025
- Sport
- The South African
'He lacks basics': Former Kaizer Chiefs star urged club not to sign Nwabali
Former Premier Soccer League (PSL) winger Junior Khanye has urged Kaizer Chiefs not to sign Chippa United goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali. The former Chiefs winger insists the Nigerian shotstopper is not Chiefs material. Nwabali has been linked with Amakhosi since 2023 as a possible replacement for Itumeleng Khune. Instead, the Soweto giants opted to sign former TS Galaxy goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari before the start of the current season. Speaking on iDiski TV . Khanye said Nwabali is not the right fit for Kaizer Chiefs. 'I think the fact that he is a Nigerian international as first-choice goalkeeper can be blinding because Nigeria have a superior team that covers him sometimes,' he said. 'But this guy, when I watch and observe him, he gives away a lot of goals, especially high balls. I mean, sometimes he'll get a ball and then spill it; he does high school mistakes.' The former Kaizer Chiefs winger feels the club should look beyond Nwabali and get a top-class keeper. 'They need to go and look for a proper keeper. I am not sure if the PSL has a top keeper available…I love (Ricardo) Gross, maybe he can go to Chiefs. 'I have been watching Nwabali and I don't think he is a good fit for Chiefs. I think someone is selling this guy, he can't handle the ball, instead, he fits the ball away. He lacks the basics,' Khanye added. With Bruce Bvuma not convincing this season, it remains to be seen if Kaizer Chiefs will end up signing Nwabali next season. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 0211. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
BBC News
25-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Nigeria's 2026 World Cup bid falters as SA strengthen position
Nigeria's hopes of a place at the 2026 Fifa World Cup are back in the balance after Zimbabwe netted a last-minute equaliser to leave the West Africans off the pace in Group C.A diving header from Victor Osimhen had put the Super Eagles on the brink of a second successive victory, but on-loan Huddersfield forward Tawanda Chirewa stunned the home crowd in Uyo when he poked past Stanley Nwabali in the 90th six rounds of the 10-match group campaign Nigeria have slipped to six points behind leaders South Africa, who secured a 2-0 away win against Benin through efforts from Burnley striker Lyle Foster and Jayden who missed out on the 2022 finals in Qatar, are fourth in the group, a point behind Rwanda and the nine group winners will qualify for the expanded 48-team tournament next four best second-placed sides will play off for a spot at an intercontinental tournament which will decide the final spots in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Cape Verde moved four points clear at the top of Group D after Dailon Livramento's double gave the Blue Sharks a 2-1 win away in can cut that lead to one point if they beat Libya at home later (19:00 GMT).Uganda moved up to third in Group G and three points off table-toppers Algeria as Allan Okello's stunning first-half free-kick was enough to secure a 1-0 home win over are a total of 10 more games in the sixth round of qualifiers to be played on Tuesday, with Egypt, Senegal, Morocco and Algeria among the sides in final four rounds of group fixtures will be spread across September and October, with African play-offs scheduled for November. Chiwera stuns Super Eagles After failing to win their first four games in Group C, pressure had been on Nigeria and their new coach Eric Chelle to take maximum points from their two fixtures this started with purpose against Zimbabwe, forcing visiting goalkeeper Washington Arubi into six saves in the opening 10 who struck both goals in the 2-0 win over Rwanda on Friday, saw a volley from an acute angle tipped behind and his header from the resulting corner brilliantly clawed Alex Iwobi and substitute Tolu Arokodare had gone close it looked like Osimhen had given the Super Eagles another vital three points when he converted Ola Aina's cross in the 74th almost levelled straight away when Nwabali failed to claim a cross from the left and Knowledge Musona stabbed against the after the Warriors silenced the Uyo crowd when Chirewa placed a calm finish under Nwabali at the death, Nigeria now need other results to go their way to force themselves back into contention. Tuesday's African World Cup qualifying results and fixtures Egypt v Sierra Leone (Group A, 19:00 GMT)Sudan v South Sudan (Group B, 19:00 GMT)Mauritania v DR Congo (Group B, 21:00 GMT)Senegal v Togo (Group B, 21:00 GMT)Benin 0-2 South Africa (Group C)Nigeria 1-1 Zimbabwe (Group C)Rwanda 1-1 Lesotho (Group C)Angola 1-2 Cape Verde (Group D)Cameroon v Libya (Group D, 19:00 GMT)Morocco v Tanzania (Group E 21:30 GMT)Burundi v Seychelles (Group F, 19:00 GMT)Botswana v Somalia (Group G, 19:00 GMT)Uganda 1-0 Guinea (Group G)Algeria v Mozambique (Group G, 21:00 GMT)Comoros v Chad (Group I, 21:00 GMT)
