Stanley Nwabali: He's not bigger than PSL — Ex-player explains why Super Eagles star miscalculated by leaving Chippa United

Former Chippa United goalkeeper Tshepo Motsoeneng has criticised Stanley Nwabali’s decision to leave the club, arguing that the Super Eagles shot-stopper was not bigger than the South African League

As Pulse Sports reported, the 29-year-old handed in a formal contract termination request to Chippa United, which the club obliged. 

The Super Eagles ace left the club after the transfer window had already shut and is now a free agent. Over a week since his exit, he has yet to join a new club, and his comments since suggest he has nothing lined up. 

Motsoeneng, who previously played and coached at Chippa, weighed in on the situation, speculating that the goalkeeper was misled, which led to his decision to leave Chippa. He believes that Nwabali was not superior to the PSL, and since the top teams already had their goalkeeping needs filled, he argues Nwabali made the wrong choice.

"I think for Nwabali to terminate at Chippa United, obviously, there might be an agent who told him there's an interest somewhere, and knowing Chippa Mpengesi, whom I worked with closely at some point, he doesn't stand in the way of a player who is not happy at the club anymore," Motsoeneng said to KickOff.

"I don't think Nwabali has outgrown the PSL. Chippa is fighting relegation, and for Nwabali he needed to prove at Chippa without reasonable doubt if he had outgrown the PSL. He first needs to be an outstanding goalkeeper in the PSL to outgrow it.

"Since this season started Nwabali's performance has not been where it should have been. After coming back from the AFCON in Morrocco maybe he thought he was gonna receive an offer from outside, and that didn't happen.

"If he is aiming to move to one of the big three where will he go? Kaizer Chiefs have Brandon Petersen who is proving this season that he is the right man for the job. At Orlando Pirates, you have a Sipho Chaine, who is winning trophies and wants to be squeezed into the Bafana Bafana World Cup squad behind Ricardo Goss.

"At Mamelodi Sundowns, you have the country's number 1 in Ronwen Williams. Remember, you sign a foreign goalkeeper for him to be number 1, but now, when you bring him to Sundowns, then what must happen to Ronwen? Where will he fit in with the big three? They have no space for Nwabali. All three clubs their first choice goalkeepers have a chance to go to the World Cup."