Wipe your tears with my towels, Nwabali taunts Moroccan players

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 19/01/2026

Stanley Nwabali, Super Eagles goalkeeper, has taunted Moroccan players and officials over their loss to Senegal in the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Morocco lost the final 1-0 to Senegal on Sunday. Pape Gueye scored an extra-time winner in a match that was loaded with drama. Clips from the match showed Moroccan players and stadium officials snatching towels meant to keep Edouard Mendy’s gloves dry under the drizzle in Rabat. They took the towels and repeatedly threw them into the crowd. The actions of the Moroccans were similar to the treatment they gave Nwabali during (…)

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