BREAKING: Rwanda Goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari Makes Nine Saves To Frustrate Super Eagles In Goalless Draw In AFCON 2025 qualifier
The Genius Media Nigeria reports thar Rwandan goalkeeper, Fiacre Ntwari was all his country needed to ensure that the star-studded Super Eagles of Nigeria did not leave Kigali with the maximum three points.
In both halves of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, Fiacre Ntwari stood his ground to ensure his resilient side didn’t concede a goal in front of their home fans by making nine outstanding saves.
The first half of the game started with Rwanda showing more passion as they dominated the midfield until after the half hour mark.
Amid that, the Super Eagles’ attack led by Victor Boniface and Ademola Lookman recorded a good number of opportunities, which Fiacre Ntwari expertly saved.
The only goal the 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa conceded was a beautiful attempt by Lookman in the 21st minute, which the referee canceled due to an offside offense.
In the 35th minute of the encounter, Boniface was very close to scoring, but his attempt hit the crossbar.
Towards the end of the first half, the Super Eagles became more composed on the ball but they struggled to create clear-cut chances. But their counter-attacks were smooth even though Ntwari was always handy to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.
In the second half, coach Augustine Eguavoen decided to introduce the team’s talisman, Victor Osimhen, and assistant captain, Moses Simon, as the team pushed for the match opener.
Unlike in the last Super Eagles’s 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic, Osimhen couldn’t score amid a handful of goalscoring opportunities which goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari stopped from going in.
At the end of the end-to-end encounter, the fans of Rwanda celebrated as their lowly-rated team drew 0-0 with the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
Thanks to the draw, Nigeria is topping Group D of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers with four points in 2 games, two points above second-placed Rwanda.
