Kaizer Chiefs' off-season signing Fiacre Ntwari will return to Naturena to prepare for the start of the Betway Premiership having raised his hand high in taking over as first choice at the club.
After several crucial saves in the 1-1 draw away in Libya on Wednesday, Ntwari was the difference as Rwanda played out a goalless draw at home against Nigeria in Group D of the AFCON qualifiers.
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Ntwari was the trusted choice for Torsten Spittler between the posts.
It was bound to be a busy afternoon for the man who turns 25 on 25 September as he came up against Ballon d'Or nominee Ademola Lookman, Victor Boniface of Bayer Leverkusen, Samuel Chukwueze of AC Milan and Galatasaray new signing Victor Osimhen.
At the end of 90 minutes, the Chiefs keeper had kept a clean sheet and made several key saves in walking away with the Man of the Match award.
There was no doubt he was the difference between his country losing and picking up a valuable point.
Done with his latest round of international assignments, the 24-year-old will be on the flight to Johannesburg from Kigali to get going at the Glamour Boys, where Nasreddine Nabi will be all smiles about him.
The former TS Galaxy keeper is yet to feature for Chiefs since signing for the Soweto giants in July on a four-year deal with an option of a further year.
His transfer was reported to have cost in the region of R6 million after Amakhosi decided not to renew Itumeleng Khune's contract.
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Khune has been the go-to-man for the club for most of the last 17 years.
As an international goalkeeper, Ntwari is expected to take over as the first-choice keeper at Chiefs this season with Bruce Bvuma and Brandon Petersen having had their chances.