Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, has matched the 44-year record set by former goalkeeper Best Ogedegbe after securing another clean sheet in Nigeria’s 1-0 quarter-finals victory over Angola at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
The Eagles’ triumph over the Palancas Negras on Friday propelled them to the semi-finals of the 34th edition of AFCON as they strive to win the tournament for the fourth time, following victories in 1980, 1994, and 2013.
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With another clean sheet against Angola, the 27-year-old becomes the first Super Eagles goalkeeper to achieve four consecutive clean sheets in a major tournament in 44 years, surpassing Alloy Agu’s three-game streak in 1990. The last goalkeeper to achieve this feat in an Eagles jersey was Ogedegbe in 1980 when the team secured its first continental title.
Nwabali conceded a goal in the opening game against Equatorial Guinea but has not been beaten since, keeping clean sheets against Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Cameroon, and Angola. He will aim to claim the record outright when the Eagles face South Africa in the semi-finals on Wednesday.