Kaizer Chiefs ‘keeper wanted in France
Fiacre Ntwari has not played for Chiefs since November. Picture: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images
Kaizer Chiefs' Rwandan goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari is being targeted by a Ligue 2 side in France, according to a report from FarPost.
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The 27 year-old signed for Amakhosi this season. But he has made just seven appearances in all competitions.
Chiefs' Ntwari doesn't play
The Rwandan international has not featured at all since Chiefs' 4-0 Carling Knockout quarterfinal loss to Mamelodi Sundowns on November 2.
'There is a second division club from France, they also asked me about him,' Rwanda head coach Adel Amrouche told FARPost.
Ntwari has remained a regular for Rwanda in their Fifa World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Amrouche added that he had trust in Amakhosi. And he hopes Ntwari will play again before the end of the season.
'I trust the coaches'
'I trust the coaches at Chiefs, and I hope between now and June, he's going to get his chance to play again because we need him for the rest of the qualifiers,' he said.
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This may be a stretch given that Chiefs only have five games left before the end of the season. This includes two Soweto derbies against Orlando Pirates, in the Betway Premiership and the Nedbank Cup final.
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