Rwanda’s Ghanaian coach Sellas Tetteh has arrived in Europe to check on the progress of the country's professional players abroad.
Rwanda hosts west African nation Benin on the weekend of October 8-10 at Amahoro national stadium in a Group H clash where anything less than victory will be deemed a lost opportunity for Amavubi in the 2012 AFCON qualifiers.
FERWAFA chief executive officer Jules Kalisa told New Times that Tetteh will jet out tonight aboard SN Brussels for a week-long scouting mission, which will also take him to France.
"He's going to look at Rwandan players based in Belgium and France. On Saturday, he will also be in position to watch a Ligue 1 match between Monaco and Lorient," said Kalisa.
"Tetteh will be assisted by former Amavubi skipper Desire Mbonabucya in monitoring the players who can be of good use to the national team."
Mbonabucya who led the Rwandan team to the 2004 Nations Cup finals in Tunis is a licensed FIFA player's agent and has found a number of able Rwandan footballers who play professionally in Belgian, French, Swedish and Italian leagues, according to FERWAFA.
Apart from known players who play in Cyprus, Sweden, Oman and Finland, Tetteh is expected to watch different players like Kevin Monnet-Paquet (Lorient), Mannier Gilbert Muvunyi (Rennes) and Michel Rusabana, Jean Claude Uwamungu and Jabo Mutsinzi, all of whom play in the Belgium league as well as other Rwandan players across Europe.
Tetteh recently said that he will only summon players who can make a difference from the squad members who are already in camp.
"I will go and watch and advise them to work harder so as to earn a call to the Amavubi but otherwise I have faith in the team which is in camp at the moment," said Tetteh.
Rwanda got their qualification campaign off to a wobbly start with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Cote d'Ivoire.
Ivory Coast top the group with three points, Burundi and Benin are second with a point each while Rwanda is at the bottom without a point.