Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari is facing yet another steep hill in his pursuit of a confidence booster with focusing zooming in on him.
Ntwari hasn't had the best of starts to his time at Chiefs, conceding 11 goals in the first seven games since joining from TS Galaxy.
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His confidence has appeared thin in how he conducts his business between the posts, while his distribution has left a lot to be desired.
Spending 10 days away around familiar faces with the Rwandan national came at the right time after his latest call-up.
It hasn't turned out good so far for Ntwari as he conceded in the 1-0 defeat to Libya on Thursday, draining a lot of the qualification hopes that the East African country had.
Next up for Rwanda is the last AFCON qualifier in which they will be the visitors at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Monday evening (18:00).
While the game will carry little significance for Nigeria who have already qualified, Rwanda (5 points) desperately needs all the points to give themselves any qualification chance.
Rwanda's win must be coupled with Libya (4 points) also winning at home against Benin (7 points)
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Ntwari in goals will be up against the Victor Osimhen-led Super Eagles, giving him a real test against the Galatasaray hitman who has 14 goal contributions in 12 games for club and country this season.
The Nigerians will be without Chippa United goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali following the death of his father, but Kelechi Iheanacho, Samuel Chukwueze, Victor Boniface, Sadiq Umar, and Moses Simon will be available in attack.
Meanwhile, Bruce Bvuma and Brandon Peterson both kept clean sheets as Chiefs won the Home of Legends Cup over the weekend.
The two are standing behind Ntwari in the queue for game-time.