Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, has equalled former shot stopper, Best Ogedegbe’s 44-year-old record after keeping another clean sheet in Nigeria’s 1-0 quarter-finals win over Angola at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast.
The Eagles beat the Palancas Negras on Friday to progress to the semi-finals of the 34th edition of the AFCON as they continued their quest to win the tournament for the fourth time, having done so in 1980, 1994 and 2013.
After keeping another clean sheet against the Angolans, the 27-year-old becomes the first Eagles goalkeeper to keep four consecutive clean sheets in a major tourney in 44 years, surpassing Alloy Agu’s three games in a row in 1990.
The last shot stopper to keep four consecutive clean shots in a tournament in Eagles jersey was Ogedegbe in 1980, when the team won their first continental title.
Nwabali will hope to continue his impressive record when Nigeria face the winner between South Africa and Cape Verde in the last-4.
