News | Leopards
| Can 2013: Away wins for Cape Verde, DR Congo | |
Cafonline.com - February 29, 2012 | |
 | Cape Verde and DR Congo boosted their chances of reaching the final round of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with victories away from home in the first leg qualifiers of the first round on Wednesday. Cape Verde humbled fellow islanders Madagascar 4-0 in Antananarivo whilst the Leopards of DR Congo were simply too strong for Seychelles managing a similar scoreline at the Stade de L' Unitê. |
| Lomana LuaLua to return for DR Congo says coach Le Roy | |
BBC Sport - February 23, 2012 | |
 | DR Congo coach Claude Le Roy says he expects striker Lomana LuaLua to return to the national team. The Blackpool star had stopped playing for the Leopards, but changed his mind after a personal request from the coach. He expects him to be part of the squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with Seychelles next week. |
| Youssouf Mulumbu retires from international football | |
Patrice Citera | BBC Sport - September 22, 2011 | |
 | Youssouf Mulumbu has announced his retirement from international football to concentrate on his career with his English club West Bromwich Albion. Fecofa confirmed it had received a letter from Mulumbu about his future. "It is with regret that I write to let you know about my decision to withdraw definitively from international football with immediate effect," he wrote. |
| Mbokani to rejoin DR Congo squad after coach lifts ban | |
Patrice Citera | BBC Sport - September 9, 2011 | |
 | DR Congo coach Claude LeRoy has said that he will recall Anderlecht striker Dieumerci Mbokani to the national team. LeRoy's predecessor Robert Nouzaret, who resigned last week, had vowed that Mbokani would never play for the national team as long as he was coach. |
| Leopards to Miss 2012 Africa Cup of Nations | |
Congo News Agency - September 4, 2011 | |
 | The Leopards will miss next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals following a 2-0 loss to Senegal on Saturday in Dakar. The loss leaves the Leopards in third place in Group E with 7 points. With only one game left to play, they can no hope to qualify as one of the two best runner-ups who will join the winners of each group. |
| Claude LeRoy signs a contract to coach DR Congo again | |
BBC Sport - September 2, 2011 | |
 | Claude LeRoy has signed a three-year contract to coach the DR Congo for a second time. He is aiming to be in the dugout for Saturday's 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Senegal although only to help Santos Mutubile, who will be in overall charge. |
| Robert Nouzaret quits as DR Congo coach | |
BBC Sport - August 31, 2011 | |
 | Robert Nouzaret has quit as coach of DR Congo just days before their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Senegal. The move comes after he fell out with the DR Congo football federation (Fecofa) over team selection. |
| 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 coach recalls Mputu Mabi | |
BBC Sport - July 26, 2011 | |
| Tresor Mputu Mabi has been included in the DR Congo squad to play Senegal in an African Cup of Nations Cup qualifier on 3 September. The 2009 African Footballer of the Year, serving a one-year Fifa suspension which expires on 11 August, is among a 26-man squad announced by coach Robert Nouzaret - testament to the striker's exalted status in DR Congo. |
