Vita, Sfaxien soar; Ahly, Mazembe crush in Champions League | |
Cafonline.com - March 24, 2014 | |
AS Vita of DR Congo and CS Sfaxien of Tunisia kept alive hopes of progressing to the group-stage of the champions league on a weekend of some shock wins as first leg matches of the 1/8th round lit the African football scene at the weekend. Holders Al-Ahly and four-time winners, TP Mazembe suffered losses away from home. | |
DR Congo duo AS Vita and TP Mazembe go through in Champions League | |
Cafonline.com - March 10, 2014 | |
DR Congo duo AS Vita Club and TP Mazembe have sealed their places at the 1/8th round of the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League. The two sides, all formers winners of the premier continental club championship, went through on a weekend that saw holders Al-Ahly of Egypt squeezed past Tanzanian champions Young Africans to remain on course for an unprecedented ninth title. | |
DR Congo Beat Equatorial Guinea 4-0 in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier | |
Congo News Agency - September 9, 2012 | |
DR Congo’s national football team took a leap towards assuring their qualification for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Anderlecht striker Dieumerci Mbokani lifted the Leopards to a 4-0 win over Equatorial Guinea’s Nzalang Nacional in Kinshasa in the first leg of the last round of qualifying. | |
TP Mazembe back in Champions League | |
BBC Sport - October 17, 2011 | |
Holders TP Mazembe will return to the African Champions League next season after winning the DR Congo league. Mazembe beat Motema Pembe 2-0 on Sunday to open up a four-point lead at the top of the table with just one match left. | |
Reigning Champions TP Mazembe purchase a second plane | |
Patrice Citera | BBC Sport - September 19, 2011 | |
Reigning African Champions TP Mazembe have started preparing for a come-back to continental football by purchasing a second plane. The MD-83 model with 140 seats landed in Lubumbashi on Sunday. Club chairman Moise Katumbi told the media that purchasing a second one was in line with their ambition to become the continent's greatest club. | |
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. | |
Eleven Mazembe players named in DR Congo CHAN squad | |
BBC Sport - January 25, 2011 | |
Eleven players from African club champions TP Mazembe have been named in the DR Congo's squad for the African Nations Championship tournament. Coach Santos Mutubile Ditunga also named six players from 2010 league winners Vita Club. The CHAN defending champions also named five players from top club DC Motema Pembe. |