Adel Amrouche tells Nasreddine Nabi to start Fiacre Ntwari ahead of Brandon Petersen and is convinced Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper can bench Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams at Mamelodi Sundowns - 'He must be given a chance'

Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari was in good form for Rwanda during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

In the match against Nigeria away in Uyo, the 25-year-old made seven saves and conceded one goal before keeping a clean sheet against Zimbabwe. 

Rwanda coach Adel Amrouche feels Ntwari can easily walk straight into the Mamelodi Sundowns team and be their number one custodian. 

"The coach of Kaizer Chiefs [Nasreddine Nabi] is my friend, so he has helped me and now I understand him and the pressure at Kaizer Chiefs," Amrouche told KickOff.com.
"He [Nabi] is doing his job, you know, and I’m doing my job. We are working with him [Ntwari] mentally, but he must find time to play because he is a very good player.
"He must be given a chance. You see, I gave him game-time, and he conceded a goal [against Nigeria] and I left him [to continue].
"A goalkeeper’s job is 95% mental than other things and you saw that today [against Zimbabwe] and again against Nigeria. I have confidence in the coach of Kaizer Chiefs and the goalkeeper coach [Ilyes Mzoughi]," added the Algerian/Belgian.  
"Nabi started as a new man with the team and needed that process to build confidence between supporters and the team which is not easy at a big team like Chiefs.
"Chiefs is a big team, and it takes time, but I hope that he has now proved to all the people that he can be number one. Maybe if not Kaizer Chiefs, maybe [Mamelodi] Sundowns or another team he can be number one and must believe," Amrouche continued.
"It is not only him in the team, I have a lot of players like that.  I’m doing the most difficult job in the world.  In my life, I have never had a difficult job like I’m doing here, but this is our job and I’m thankful that I was given that job to help people," 

Dropping Petersen for Ntwari looks tricky for Nabi at the moment, given Chiefs' current form.

Petersen has been in top form for Amakhosi, keeping five clean sheets in the five Premier Soccer League matches the Soweto giants have played.

However, Nabi could have confidence that he has enough cover in Ntwari should Petersen get injured or be suspended.

Chiefs will resume their PSL responsibilities by hosting Sekhukhune United next Tuesday.

Petersen is expected to continue guarding goal with Ntwari on the bench as back up.