News | Africa Cup of Nations
| Tresor Mputu Mabi scores in comeback | |
BBC Sport - August 17, 2011 | |
 | DR Congo striker Tresor Mputu Mabi scored on his return to action after the end of his one-year suspension. Mabi took only 46 seconds to get on the scoresheet for his club, reigning African Champions TP Mazembe, in their 1-0 win over Malekesa on Wednesday. |
| Mputu Mabi ready to return for TP Mazembe and DR Congo | |
BBC Sport - August 13, 2011 | |
 | TP Mazembe striker Tresor Mputu Mabi says he is ready to return to action following the end of his one-year suspension from football. Mputu Mabi will make his return to club colours on 17 August and later this month he will turn out for the Leopards for the first time in more than a year. |
| DR Congo edge out Mauritius | |
BBC Sport - June 5, 2011 | |
 | DR Congo kept themselves in the hunt for a place at next year's Africa Cup of Nations finals with a 2-1 win in Mauritius on Sunday. On a bright, sunny day in Belle Vue, the home side took the lead after just nine minutes when Jonathan Bru converted a penalty following a foul on Fabrice Pitchia. But the Congolese hit back through Saudi Arabia-based striker Diba Ilunga. Kabangu Mulota then grabbed the winning goal in first-half stoppage time. |
| DR Congo Leopards beat Mauritius 3-0 | |
Congo News Agency - March 28, 2011 | |
| The Leopards revived their hopes of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday by beating Mauritius 3-0 at Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa. Coach Robert Nouzaret men are now second in Group E with 4 points behind Senegal and ahead of Cameroon and Mauritius. |
| DR Congo appoint temporary coach as search goes on | |
BBC Sport - May 19, 2010 | |
 | DR Congo have appointed Otis Ngoma as temporary coach of the national side as the search for a permanent successor to Patrice Neveu continues. The DRC Football Federation says it has a list of more than 30 coaches who they are considering for the vacancy. |
| TP Mazembe beat Stade Malien to win Africa Super Cup | |
BBC Sports - February 21, 2010 | |
 | Champions League holders TP Mazembe beat Stade Malien of Mali 2-0 to win the Africa Super Cup on Sunday. Zambian duo of Sunzu Stopila and Given Singuluma scored to seal victory for the DR Congo side in Lubumbashi. |
| UNEP, PUMA in joint strategic deal to support biodiversity worldwide | |
Xinhua - January 7, 2010 | |
 | The "Play for Life" campaign focuses on Africa, a continent that hosts exceptional biodiversity including two of the five most important wilderness areas on earth, the Congo Basin, and Miombo-Mopane Woodlands and Savannas of Southern Africa. |
| Determination pays for DRC coach | |
BBC News - March 9, 2009 | |
 | DR Congo coach Muntumbile Santos says that triumph at the African Nations Championship came as a result of sheer determination. The surprise 2-0 victory over Ghana in Sunday's final came just three weeks after Santos had threatened to quit the team, as he did not have a contract with the national federation. |
| Two more African stadiums passed | |
BBC News - May 23, 2008 | |
 | The DR Congo will be able to host their home matches in the first phase of Group 12 of the qualifiers against Egypt, Malawi and Djibouti. Like Sierra Leone, the stadium in Kinshasa is still subject to further inspections. The president of the DR Congo football association, Constant Omari Selemani, was delighted that the stadium in Kinshasa has been given the go-ahead to host games. |
