Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has announced the death of his mother, The Eastern Updates reports.
Nwabali announced the unfortunate incident on social media on Wednesday.
“A very very crazy world indeed; RIP mom, worst year of my life already,” the 28-year-old wrote on X.
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The Eastern Updates recalls the Chippa United shot-stopper lost his father on November 15, 2024.
Nwabali was excused from Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Rwanda because of the sad incident.
In other news, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has announced plans by his administration to construct a brand new Anthony Joshua Indoor Boxing Ring in the state.
Governor Abiodun also announced that the two-time former world heavyweight boxing champion would light the Gateway Games National Sports Festival torch, which has been postponed to May next year.
The governor made this known on Monday when he hosted the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion in his office.
He said: “I want to openly request that, besides the fact that today we are going to officially confirm you as our sports ambassador, we want to request that you come back to light up the Gateway Sports Festival torch; you will be the one lighting it up.
“We are going to construct a brand-new Anthony Joshua Indoor Boxing Ring, and that boxing ring will be in a stadium here in Abeokuta to ensure that you come home more frequently. Besides the fact that you are now our official sports ambassador, we have decided that we will give you a brand new house in Sagamu.”
