Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has given the club's first-choice goalkeeper, Fiacre Ntwari, credit for keeping a clean sheet in the Carling Knockout Last 16 victory against SuperSport United.
This was the Rwandan international's first-ever clean sheet since he arrived at Amakhosi, having conceded four goals in three matches before last Saturday.
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"It's a good thing, it's a good victory, but we also need to congratulate Fiacre," Nabi told the media in the post-match press conference at Peter Mokaba.
"He made some good saves that could have allowed the opponents to get back into the game, but in those critical moments, he made the saves that we needed.
"But also, it was the work of the entire team and all the players on the pitch."
Nabi went on to admits that the 4-0 scoreline might not be a true reflection of the game.
"There were some times where we allowed the opponent to get on the front foot, to get wide balls, to get crosses and opportunities, and opportunities as well to score.
"But as we say it, a cup game you don't play it, you just need to win it because it's a cup game.
"But the mental [strength] and the commitment that these players showed in this game was at a good level because everyone knew a few days ago that it was our chairman Kaizer Motaung's anniversary [birthday].
"So, we wanted to offer him this victory, we wanted to offer him this performance because he has sacrificed a lot for this team, he has given a lot.
"We are happy that the fans are happy with the results, but we are still far from where we want to be. We are in the period of building, and it takes a lot of time.
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"But still, in that period of building, it's gonna take a lot of time. We still need to get the results to keep the club going forward.
"But we are aware as well that in the future, we might go through difficult moments, but we know the strategy and how we want our team to play," explained the former ASFAR coach.