Former Super Eagles’ handler, Samson Siasia, has lost out of the race to coach Rwanda’s senior national team, the Amavubi.
Siasia and another German, Winfried Schafer, were initially top of an eight-man shortlist for the vacant post.
Schafer led Cameroon to the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations title, while Siasia guided the national Under-23 team to Olympic football bronze last year.
Belgian Paul Put, who took Burkina Faso to the 2013 Nations Cup final, and Georges Leekens, who quit as Algeria coach last month, were also on the list.
The Rwanda Football Federation however opted for a German, Antoine Hey.
The RFF in a statement revealed that Hey emerged the suitable candidate above Swiss Raoul Savoy and Portugal’s José Rui Lopes Águas following interviews on Monday.
“The 46-year-old, Hey, is expected in Kigali soon, where he will be unveiled before he starts his responsibilities,” Ferwafa said in a statement.
Rwanda had been without a permanent coach since Northern Irishman Jonny McKinstry was sacked last August.
Hey has previously managed Lesotho, The Gambia, Liberia and Kenya.
Rwanda has appeared at just one Africa Cup of Nations – in 2004 – and has never qualified for a World Cup.
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