DR Congo achieves a third victory against Tanzania

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In five days in Dar-es-Salam for the return match against Tanzania, DR Congo will have the opportunity to validate their qualification for CAN 2025 in case of victory. Two days before the end of the qualifiers, it would be a great performance for the team which finished 4th at the last CAN and which continues to progress in the hands of Frenchman Sébastien Desabre.

Thursday October 10, on its lawn at the Martyrs stadium, the DRC still had great difficulty taming Tanzania. Vicious, well organized, exploiting the flaws of its opponent, the Taïfa stars team was not far from creating the feat in Kinshasa. He would probably have needed more realism and a little luck. This was not missed by the Congolese who made the difference thanks to an own goal from Cement Mzize. We were playing the 54th minute of a match poorly controlled by the Leopards when Chancel Mbemba, receiving a corner, placed a header which fell on the attacker who could only deflect the ball into his own camp.

Journalist threatened…

Chancel Mbema, decisive captain, quite a symbol for the one who is ostracized in his club in Marseilleand which remains impeccable in selection.

This opening score will have the gift of finally liberating Desabre’s men who are taking the measure of their opponents and showing themselves to be more and more dangerous, with a very restless Théo Bongonda, creating more chances without materializing.

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This third success in a row therefore opens the royal road to the Congolese, solid leaders of Group H with 5 points ahead of second place, Tanzania.

But the party was not a good one for everyone early on with a journalist attacked and threatened by a member of the Leopards security who took out his firearm to intimidate him. Which pushed his colleagues to boycott the post-match press conference.

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