Tag: DR Congo
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Marc-Vivien Foé 2023 Award: Chancel Mbemba bags trophy
Chancel Mbemba has won the Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2023. He is neither the first winner from Marseille nor the first from Congo. However, he is the first defender to win the award since it was created in 2009. Chancel Mbemba has been crowned the winner of the Prix Marc-Vivien Foé. The Congolese player was voted…
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Football – Lazio Cup: Five TP Mazembe youngsters and a manager flee in Italy
Quarter-finalists in the Lazio Cup, a youth tournament in Italy, TP Mazembe’s U17 team saw five of its youngsters and one of its managers disappear. A complaint has even been lodged by the Congolese club. Officially, everything went very well. Engaged for the Lazio Cup, TP Mazembe’s youngsters took advantage of this Italian tournament to…
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Football – Olympiakos: Cedric Bakambu has found his form
Cedric Bakambu has the merit of being the standard-bearer of Congolese soccer in Europe for several years, with a Chinese parenthesis. Today at Olympiakos, the striker has found his colors and is the best goleador of the championship. In Greece, Cedric Bakambu is on fire. Not on the tourist islands, but in the green rectangle.…
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Tanzania – Young Africans: Fiston Mayele’s incredible season
By scoring both goals for his team in Uyo against Rivers United (2-0) in the first leg of the CAF Cup quarterfinals, Congolese Fiston Mayele has put Young Africans in a perfect position before the reunion against the Nigerians on Sunday. The Leopards’ striker, who has had a very good season, is used to this.…
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CAF Cup: Congolese clubs finish in last places
The eight qualifiers for the quarterfinals of the CAF Cup are known. North Africa will once again be well represented while the Congolese clubs all go to the trap door. Terrible for Congolese soccer. Plummeted by the stoppage of their championship for months, the clubs of DR Congo have failed to make exploits in the…
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AFCON 2023 (Q) – DRC: Arthur Masuaku decries refereeing scandal
The DRC was held in check by Mauritania, for the 4th day of the AFCON 2023 qualifiers. The Leopards ended this match with 10 players because the striker, Cedric Bakambu was red-carded on a contentious action. The Congolese defender Arthur Masuaku went to the frontline on the case. The Leopards are in a tricky situation…
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FIFA Ethics Committee temporarily suspends coach in DR Congo
In early November 2022, serious accusations of sexual abuse of minors within the Congolese Federation of Football Association (FECOFA) were reported by many media. In particular, several coaches from different leagues and regions of DR Congo have been accused of abusing minors. As a result, the Investigation Chamber of the Independent Ethics Commission opened a…
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DRC – Sexual abuse of minors: FIFA likely to hit FECOFA
Following the multiple scandals that have shaken the Congolese soccer federation, including sexual abuse of minors revealed by Sport News Africa, FIFA has decided to install a normalization committee after the international break. The rumor had been circulating for weeks in the corridors of CAF and FIFA: would FECOFA finally be replaced by a normalisation…
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CHAN 2022: Mali and DRC shaken by bonus issues
Taking part in a major competition requires a good preparation. This is not the case for some selections. As the African Nations Championship (CHAN) kicks off on January 13, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Mali’s selections have been troubled by bonus issues. The African Nations Championship (CHAN) starts on January 13, 2023 in…
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Boxing: Martin Bakole destroys Tony Yoka
Martin Bakole goes back to his fight against Tony Yoka. The Congolese boxer had beaten the Frenchman in front of his Paris audience on May 16. Bakole even held back to avoid finishing him off in front of his family. Martin Bakole handed Tony Yoka his first professional defeat. On May 16 at the Accohotels…