Stanley Nwabali demands respect from Victor Boniface over Chieftaincy title

Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has told Bayer Leverkusen star Victor Boniface to start calling him ‘chief’ in a friendly exchange they had on Instagram.

The 2023 AFCON hero was honoured with a chieftaincy title by the traditional ruler of his hometown, Egbema Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Nzeobi Evaritus Amida, following his heroic performance at the tournament.

The 27-year-old shot-stopper kept four clean sheets in the tournament and made two penalty saves in the semi-final against South Africa before the Super Eagles eventually lost 2-1 to the hosts Cote d’Ivoire, in the final.

The Chippa United goalkeeper was honoured with one of the biggest Chieftaincy titles in Egbema Kingdom after the Super Eagles players and staff were rewarded with national honours and property by the federal government.

He was also bestowed with the honour of Distinguished Service Star of River State with N20m by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.

However, it was his chieftaincy title that caught the attention of his teammate, Victor Boniface, who was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.

The goalkeeper shared a video of himself in a house, donning Boniface’s Bayer Leverkusen jersey. Then, Boniface replied to the tweet, asking when he would resume at his club.

Then Boniface shared a video of when Nwabali received his chieftaincy title. He captioned it, “Na to give you Igwe remain for village.”

Then, Nwabali quoted the post Nwabali and replied, “Oga address me as a chief.”