Category: Rep of Congo
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Congo Brazzaville: Professional football put to test
What if the professionalization of Congolese soccer finally became an irrefutable reality in the history of the Congo?The challenge is too great to feed dreams of any kind but there is a price to pay. The women’s national team’s 1-1 home draw with Egypt in the first leg of the third preliminary round of the…
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Rep Congo: A look at the preparations for what promises to be an intense season
In Congo-Brazzaville, the 2023-2024 national league 1 soccer championship kicks off on November 11 and the teams are already in battle order.Each has its own strategy, but all have the same objective: the trophy. “The fight promises to be intense” Like cops on the beat!If the observation may be wrong, that’s at least the impression…
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Rep of Congo – Gilles Afoumba: Olympic athlete and salesman
Gilles Afoumba is both an athlete and a salesman. It may seem difficult, but Congo’s flag-bearer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games manages to reconcile the two activities. The 400 m specialist even enjoys the support of his employer, who has decided to sponsor him. How does an athlete manage to combine top-level sport with…
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Republic of Congo: Children’s induction to rugby
Relying on children to promote rugby, which lacks visibility in the country.In Congo-Brazzaville, the “GCROSS FESTI-VACANCES” festival, the first edition of which has just come to an end, is already shaping up as a new attempt to bring the oval ball to the masses… just as much as other sports. In Congo-Brazzaville, youngsters are introduced…
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Football – Rep of Congo – Salif Keïta: The 12th hero of Yaoundé 72
An icon of continental soccer, Salif Keïta has given his all to Africa. Even in Congo-Brazzaville, the former Malian striker remains engraved in people’s hearts, for very special reasons that deserve to be told for posterity. “Oh no!I can’t believe it.You shouldn’t have,” cried Equateur Denis Nguimbi on September 2. The sports journalist may have…
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Football – Congo Brazzaville: An indigenous “Benzema” in the making
Centre-forward Serge Ngoma Mouellet says he plays and walks “in the footsteps and values of Karim Benzema”. And that’s working out well for him, as the young native has become the spearhead of his team as that’s helping to dispel any negative preconceptions about his community. “Long live our Benzema! He’s going to please us…
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Football – Congo Brazzaville: Those who made it big in Ligue 1
After the national championship ended on 11 June, it’s time for the Congo Cup, the preliminaries of which kick off on 15 June. In the meantime, here are some of the players who have shone brightly in Ligue 1. The return leg of Congo-Brazzaville’s Ligue 1 championship kicked off on 3 March and came to…
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Football – Rep of Congo: Julien Mette takes stock of his future at AS Otoho
After returning to AS Otôho last August, Julien Mette (41) led the Congolese club to the league title. The former Djibouti coach looks back on a season that has seen the Oyo-based club achieve almost flawless results. How would you sum up the season with two games to go? It’s been positive, of course, with…
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Congo – Ligue 1 (D21): Leopards of Dolisie in the top 5
AC Leopards of Dolisie is now in the top five of Ligue 1 of Congo-Brazzaville thanks to its victory this April 23 at home against AS Cheminots of Pointe-Noire (2-0) on match day 21. With 31 points, the 2012 CAF Cup winners move up to fifth place at the expense of FC Kondzo (30 points)…
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U23 AFCON: Rep of Congo coach calls for resources
Scheduled from June 24 to July 8, the U23 AFCON is far but also close. Less than three months before the competition, there is urgency in Congo-Brazza qualified for the final phase. “The hardest part is yet to come. It will be necessary to put money so that this team has the right to a…