Mazembe, Lupopo, Motema Pembe advance in African club competitions | |
Radio Okapi - April 4, 2011 | |
Three of the four teams representing the Democratic Republic of Congo in African club competitions have advanced to the knockout stages. TP Mazembe beat Simba of Tanzania 3-2, DC Motema Pembe advanced by beating Victors of Uganda 1-0, Lupopo were victorious over Nchanga Rangers of Zambia 2-0, Vita Club lost 0-2 to Coton Sport of Cameroon. | |
Champions TP Mazembe retain African Super Cup | |
BBC Sport - January 29, 2011 | |
African Club Champions TP Mazembe have beaten FUS Rabat 9-8 on penalties to retain the African Super Cup. Goalkeeper Muteba Kidiaba was the hero for the Congolese side after scoring a penalty in sudden death. | |
TP Mazembe Return Home to Heroes' Welcome | |
Congo News Agency - December 19, 2010 | |
TP Mazembe returned home to a heroes' welcome on Sunday evening as thousands of fans streamed the streets of Lubumbashi to greet the team. The fans were grateful for an epic year in which the DR Congo side made history by becoming the first team from outside Europe or South America to reach the final of the FIFA Club World Cup and the first to successfully defend its Africa Champions League title twice. | |
Fifa boss Sepp Blatter hails TP Mazembe feat | |
BBC Sport - December 17, 2010 | |
Fifa chief Sepp Blatter says TP Mazembe's place in the Club World Cup final shows how Africa is progressing. "Mazembe is going to write a new page of football history [on Saturday], with an African team in the final for the first time," he said. | |
TP Mazembe savour Champions League title glory | |
BBC Sport - November 14, 2010 | |
Thousands of DR Congo side TP Mazembe fans took to the streets of Lubumbashi to celebrate as the team paraded the Champions League trophy on Sunday. Lubumbashi was a sea of black and white as fans cheered the players as they arrived at the airport from Tunis. | |
Champions League final as it happened | |
BBC Sport - November 13, 2010 | |
Mazembe are champions! The game finished 1-1 on the night in Rades meaning TP Mazembe of DR Congo become the first team ever to win back-to-back African titles twice. They have defended their crown from last year at the expense of an Esperance side which put up a good showing but which ultimately had too much to do from the first leg. | |
Mazembe retains Champions League title | |
Cafonline.com - November 13, 2010 | |
TP Mazembe completed a successful defence of the Orange CAF Champions League after holding Tunisia’s Esperance to a 1-1 draw in the final second leg on Saturday at the November 7 Stadium in Rades near Tunis. Mazembe were winners in 1967 and 1968, and their successfully defence lands them a place in the in the historic books of African football with respect to the foremost club competition. | |
Mazembe destroy Esperance in Champions League final | |
BBC Sport - October 31, 2010 | |
Esperance were no match for TP Mazembe of DR Congo who thrashed the Tunisians 5-0 in the first leg of the final of the Champions League on Sunday. e emphatic victory in Lubumbashi kept alive TP Mazembe's hopes of retaining the title. | |
TP Mazembe Reach Second Consecutive CAF Champions League Final | |
Congo News Agency - October 16, 2010 | |
TP Mazembe have reached the CAF Champions league finals after drawing 0-0 with JS Kabylie at the November 1st, 1954 stadium in Tizi Ouzou on Saturday. The defending champions advance thanks to their 3-1 win at the Stade de la Kenya in Lubumbashi on October 3rd in the first leg of the semi-finals. |