News | Football
| Florent Ibenge resigns as Leopards head coach | |
Radio Okapi - August 7, 2019 | |
 | DR Congo national football team head coach Florent Ibenge presented his resignation to the president of the Congolese Football Association (FECOFA) on Wednesday at the headquarters of the national football body. In his statement of resignation to the press, Florent Ibenge thanked all his associates at AS Vita Club who “allowed him to join the national selection.” |
| Vita Club arrive in Morocco for Confederation Cup finals first leg against Raja Casablanca | |
Radio Okapi - November 19, 2018 | |
 | AS Vita Club arrived in Casablanca, Morocco, on Monday morning. The DR Congo giants will play in 6 days against Raja Casablanca at the Stade Mohammed V in the first leg of the finals of the CAF Confederation Cup. |
| 2019 Africa Cup of Nations: DR Congo to play for qualification against Liberia | |
Radio Okapi - November 19, 2018 | |
 | DR Congo's Leopards will seek to qualify for the finals of the 32nd edition of the African Nations Cup (Can-Cameroon 2019) on the sixth and last day of the qualification round on 22 March 2019 against Liberia in Kinshasa. |
| V Club Crowned Congo Champions | |
Radio Okapi - July 12, 2018 | |
 | V Club were crowned Champions of Congo on Thursday after finishing at the top of the national football championship's Division I with 56 points (+46). TP Mazembe were runners-up with 53 points (+34) while DCMP finished with 47 (+30 ). |
| AS Vita to play CS la Mancha in Confederation Cup | |
Cafonline.com - March 21, 2018 | |
 | The draw of the 2nd 1/16th round of the Total CAF Confederation Cup was conducted on Wednesday, 21 March 2018 in Cairo, Egypt. Former Zamalek midfielder Hazem Emam assisted CAF Deputy General Secretary Anthony Baffoe to conduct the draw. |
| Mazembe drawn against Difaa El Jadidi, ES Setif in Champions League | |
Cafonline.com - March 21, 2018 | |
 | The draw for the group stage of the Total CAF Champions League was held on Wednesday, 21 March 2018 in Cairo, Egypt. Ambassadors for the CAF Interclubs, Angolan Gilberto and South African Mark Fish assisted CAF General Secretary Amr Fahmy to conduct the draw. |
| DR Congo ranked 3rd in Africa: FIFA | |
Radio Okapi - February 15, 2018 | |
| The Democratic Republic of Congo is ranked third in Africa and 39th in the world, according to the February World Ranking of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). DR Congo gains four places compared to last month’s ranking. |
| DR Congo Win Second African Nations Championship | |
Cafonline.com - February 7, 2016 | |
 | A brace from Mechak Elia and the other by Jonathan Bolingi was all DR Congo needed to beat Mali 3-0 in the final on Sunday and cruise to their second African Nations Championship (CHAN) title. Elia scored in both halves before Bolingi sealed victory with the third later as the Leopards confirmed their status at the most successful side in the history of the tournament designed exclusively for footballers playing in their domestic leagues. |
| DR Congo reach final of African Nations Championship | |
Cafonline.com - February 3, 2016 | |
 | DR Congo edged Guinea 5-4 on penalties to reach the final of the African Nations Championship for the second time. The Congolese, winners of the maiden edition in 2009 in Cote d’Ivoire, were on the brink of victory after TP Mazembe forward Jonathan Bolingi headed them into the lead in extra time, only for Guinea to draw level with virtually the last kick through Ibrahima Sory Sankhon. |
