Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, has said that South African players, looked scared during their penalty shootout defeat to Nigeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Nwabali saved penalties from Teboho Mokoena and Evidence Makgopa in the semifinal that ended 1-1 after 120 minutes.
Ronwen Williams, the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper was the talk of the town going into the game, after saving four penalties against Cape Verde to help South Africa reach the last four. However, Nwabali expressed confidence that Nigeria would prevail if the match went to penalties. Speaking with FARPost, Nwabali said his coaches' belief in his penalty-saving abilities.
You must give me the man of the match because I will save a lot. 'A lot of Bafana Bafana guys didn't know me. But maybe they might have seen in the video analysis or asked questions back in South Africa. 'If you look at the eyes of the Bafana Bafana players, they looked scared. If you watched the game and you look at their eyes when taking a penalty against me, they looked scared.
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