Fiacre Ntwali

Fiacre Ntwali
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Musanze District, Rwanda
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kaizer Chiefs
Youth career
APR
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Intare
2017–2021 APR
2020–2021 → Marines (loan)
2021–2023 AS Kigali
2023–2024 TS Galaxy 18 (0)
2024– Kaizer Chiefs
International career‡
2021– Rwanda 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2024

Fiacre Ntwali (born 25 September 1999) is a Rwandan soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Division.[1][2]

Ntwali was born in Musanze District. He made a journey to Kigali, where he joined APR's academy and played for Intare.[3] He also spent time on loan at Marines.[4]

After some time with AS Kigali, Ntwali became a free agent in the summer of 2023. There were talks about moving to the Linafoot.[5] Meanwhile, Tim Sukazi who owns South African club TS Galaxy allegedly watched Ntwali play against Benin during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. Nonetheless, TS Galaxy was the club to sign Ntwali. Here, he gradually won the goalkeeper spot.[6] From 18 starts he kept 8 clean sheets. TS Galaxy also finished a record 6th in the league.[7] In the summer of 2024 he was signed by one of South Africa's Big 3, Kaizer Chiefs who wanted to strengthen the goalkeeper position.[8]

References

  1. ^ Fiacre Ntwali at Soccerway
  2. ^ Fiacre Ntwali at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ Gyimah, Edmund Okai (26 December 2023). "Fiacre Ntwari: Rwanda's penalty-saving maestro reflects on football journey". The New Times. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ Furaha, Jacques (17 August 2020). "APR Goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari Joins Marines On Loan". KT Press. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ Gyimah, Edmund Okai (24 May 2023). "AS Vita Club to swoop for AS Kigali goalie Ntwari". The New Times. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ Sithole, Sinethemba (27 April 2024). "How Tim Sukazi 'unintentionally' spotted Fiacre Ntwari". FAR Post. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  7. ^ Bosoga, Thato (19 July 2024). "How new Chiefs goalie compares to Williams & Chaine". Kick Off. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  8. ^ Molefe, Mazola (13 July 2024). "Tim Sukazi confirms deal with Kaizer Chiefs for goalkeeper". SABC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2024.