Super Eagles Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali Gets Many Talking With Viral Picture of Him Doing the X Sign

Super Eagles Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali Gets Many Talking With Viral Picture of Him Doing the X Sign

  • Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali ignited massive reactions online with a recent photograph of him
  • The viral picture showed the highly praised goalie in the midst of his friends doing the X sign
  • Many internet users have speculated about the significance of Nwabali crossing his arms in an X shape in the photograph

The Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has recently been on the lips of his countrymen after a picture of him made its way online.

Seated among a group of guys, the snapshot showed the goalie, whose outstanding performance at the AFCON 2023 garnered him immense fame and affection from the people of Nigeria.

Stanley Nwabali does X sign
Nigerians react to Stanley Nwabali's X sign. Credit: @tunde3l, @nwabali32
Source: Instagram

Internet users were drawn to the snapshot because of how Nwabali's hands crossed in an X shape, which they interpreted in many ways.

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After he made the gesture, people wondered if Nwabali was affiliated with a Nigerian secret association.

The viral post came with the caption:

"Nor be Nigeria Goalkeeper for this last AFCON be this."

See the post below:

Nigerians react to Nwabali's new picture

Legit.ng compiled the reactions below:

@cucumberplug:

"PH boy wey dey stay for Southey wetin you been dey expect."

@WestHam:

"Nigeria goalkeeperr is a big fan of your Club don’t you think you deserve to sign him."

@Iamlexprince:

"Wetin you expect from Rivers boy? Na better cartel man him be."

@Akposukale:

"Na strong man na, na why him no dey let those Jews score."

authentik_gymwears:

"Nnam I don’t watch football but I hear you’re super good. Jisike."

itz_femy:

"He’s club is in South Africa , and that’s a wakanda kinda sight . Not everything is cultism."

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"I never knew the normal Wakanda sign is something to talk about."

Chippa United supports Stanley Nwabali

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Super Eagle's goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, had the support of Chippa United, the team he plays for in South Africa.

A statement by the team's chairman described Nwabali as a revelation that brought positivity to Chippa United.

The statement disclosed that Chippa United's chairman was behind the Super Eagles as the team faced the Bafana Bafana of South Africa.

Source: Legit.ng

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Chinasa Afigbo (Editor) Chinasa Afigbo is a pop culture/music journalist and content writer with over four years of experience in other mainstream media organisations, including Vanguard Media and Guardian Life. She holds a degree in Information Management Technology from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). She also moved on to pursue courses in writing & media communications. Chinasa has also been published in other Intl journals, like The African Report. Reach her at: chinasa.afigbo@corp.legit.ng.