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| DR Congo Beat Rwanda to Reach CHAN Semifinals | |
Cafonline.com - January 30, 2016 | |
 | DR Congo cut short the campaign of host Rwanda beating them 2-1 in their quarter-final clash on Saturday in Kigali. Central defender Padou Bompunga headed home the winner in extra time as the Congolese eased into the last four for the first time since 2009, ending the hopes of Amavubi, who gave their all yet not enough. |
| El Merreikh beat TP Mazembe 2-1 in Champions League semis first leg | |
Cafonline.com - September 27, 2015 | |
 | Striker Bakri ‘Al Medina’ Babeker proved his status as the livewire of Sudanese side El Merreikh scoring a late winner in their 2-1 win over TP Mazembe on Saturday in Omdurman. Babeker sealed victory with a superb volley ten minutes from time and give Merreikh a first leg cushioning in the semi-final, ahead of the return leg next week in the DR Congo city of Lubumbashi. |
| DR Congo finish third at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations | |
Cafonline.com - February 7, 2015 | |
 | DR Congo defeated Equatorial Guinea 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in Malabo on Saturday to finish third at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. No extra time was played and Cedric Mongongu converted the decisive penalty after the first play-off since their introduction in 1962 not to produce a goal. |
| Cote d'Ivoire beat DR Congo 3-1 to reach Africa Cup of Nations final | |
Cafonline.com - February 4, 2015 | |
 | The Elephants booked their place in the final thanks to a 3-1 win over DR Congo in their semi-final clash on Wednesday in Bata. Captain Yaya Toure broke the deadlock on 20 minutes before the Leopards rallied back through Dieudonne Mbokani three minutes later. Gervinho restored the Ivorians just before half time before Serge Konan sealed victory from a goalmouth action in the second half. |
| DR Congo win classic tie to reach Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals | |
Cafonline.com - January 31, 2015 | |
 | DR Congo ended the fairytale run of neighbours Congo Brazzaville on Saturday when they came from behind to win 4-2 and qualify for the semi-finals of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Congo, who were only reinstated in the qualifying tournament of this competition after Rwanda were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player, led this battle of the Congos 2-0 before DRC fought back to win with four goals in the last 25 minutes. |
| Afcon 2015: Cape Verde, DR Congo in stalemate | |
Cafonline.com - January 22, 2015 | |
 | Cape Verde and DR Congo settled for a 1-1 draw in their Group B match on Thursday at the Estadio de Ebebiyin. It was the second draw by both teams and leaves them with two points, two adrift of leaders, Tunisia who beat Zambia 2-1 in the other Group B encounter earlier in the day. |
| AS Vita's Firmin Mubele Wins CAF African Player of the Year Award | |
Cafonline.com - January 8, 2015 | |
 | DR Congo forward Firmin Mubele Ndombe got the crown for the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa), at the expense of Algerian duo Akram Djahnit and El Hedi Belamieri in a keen contest. The AS Vita forward garnered 136 points, seven richer than Djahnit. Belamieri finished in third position with 126 points. |
| DR Congo Drawn With Zambia, Cape Verde, Tunisia for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations | |
Congo News Agency - December 3, 2014 | |
 | The draw for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea was made on Wednesday night. DR Congo's Leopards will face Zambia, Tunisia and Cape Verde in Group B. |
| DR Congo Qualify for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations | |
Cafonline.com - November 20, 2014 | |
 | The Leopards of DR Congo claimed the final spot in the qualifiers for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Equatorial Guinea 2015. The Congolese went through as the best third place team from all the seven groups. The 1968 and 1974 champions sealed their place after Egypt were beaten 2-1 by North African rivals, Tunisia in the Group G clash in Monastir. |
