President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday conferred Member of the Order of the Niger on Super Eagles players for their performance at the Nations Cup.
Nigeria won the AFCON title in 1980, 1994 and 2013.
The 31-year-old has yet to enjoy playing time at the tournament.
The Super Eagles will take on host Côte d’Ivoire on Sunday, February 11.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles beat South Africa in the penalty shootout on Wednesday to reach the final of this year’s tournament.
Reports said about four Nigerians died while watching the Eagles’ semi-final match against South Africa on Wednesday.
The fans spoke in separate interviews on Tuesday.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will on Wednesday lock horns with perennial rivals Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the Stade de la Paix, Bouake.
Ademola Lookman scored the only goal of the game.
Nwabali had passed the fitness test and thus retained his position as the team’s number-one goalkeeper at the ongoing AFCON.
