Tag: Rep of Congo
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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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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: 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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Football: Brice Samba’s French call leaves Congolese in pride and frustration
In Congo-Brazzaville, if Brice Samba’s involvement with the French team makes people happy, other Congolese regret that “their” son did not play for the national team. And others talk about the lesson to be learned. “I can’t wait to see him in a blue, white, red jersey,” Isaac Ipolo is impatient. The person in question…
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Rep of Congo: A judoka dies on the turf
He dreamed of a brilliant career. But fate decided otherwise. This is the sad story of a 22-year-old Congolese judoka who died this February 25 in Brazzaville on the tatami, witnesses said. The tragedy occurred during a training session in a judo club in the Congolese capital. The young judoka who had just joined the…
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Football – Rep of Congo: A land of abandoned stadiums
Formerly a great desert in terms of sports infrastructure, Congo-Brazzaville is now provided in all its nooks and crannies of soccer stadiums. But most of these facilities are not working or are in a state of disrepair. VIP stands, VIP 1 and 2 brand new, new locker rooms, new benches … this is the stadium…
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Football – Rep of Congo – Ligue 1: New boys spring up shock
This is the big lesson to be learned from the first day of the first phase of the national soccer championship of League 1 of Congo-Brazzaville. The Association sportive de la jeunesse Unie de Kintelé (AS JUK) went to win this October 26 in Pointe-Noir, beating locals AS Cheminots (1-0). The only goal was scored…
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Rep of Congo: Basile Boli on talent detection mission
The Republic of Congo and the Basile Boli Campus Academy (ABB Campus) are about to sign an agreement for the implementation of a training project for young footballers whose ages range from 14 to 18 years. This is what we can learn from the meeting that took place on October 5 in Brazzaville between…
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Rep of Congo: ”No club” Bifouma selected for the training camp in Morocco
Thievy Bifouma is in the list of 28 Red Devils called for the training camp in Morocco (September 17 to 27). In the Cherifian Kingdom, Congo will play two friendly matches, against Madagascar (24) and Mauritania (27), as part of the preparations for the 2023 AFCON qualifiers. The presence of Thievy Bifouma raises questions. The…