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Operation reconquest. Camouflaged as scarecrows, the Leopards are making their comeback to the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN Total) in Cameroon. Winner of the first edition in 2009, then quarter-finalist twice in the following ones, the Central African country achieved a prestigious double in 2016, in Rwanda. A performance unmatched for the moment, only Libya (2014) and Morocco (2018) can claim to equal the men of Pamphile Mihayo Kazembe on the charts this year. Unless they are considering a third coronation?
Infos :
Palmares
Titles: 2 (2009, 2016)
Finalist: 2
Participation : 5
Host Country: 0
Route
2009: winner
2011: quarter-final
2014: quarter-final
2016: winner
2018: not qualified
With
Name of matches: 19
Wins: 11
Draws: 2
Loss: 6
Goals scored: 27
Goals conceded: 15
Local championship
Name: Linafoot / Vodacom Ligue 1
Defending champion: TP Mazembe
Most successful club: TP Mazembe (18)
Democratic Republic of Congo :
Capital: Kinshasa
Surface: 2,345,410 km²
Head of State: Félix Tshisekedi
Population : 101.780.263 millions
Regime: Semi-presidential republic
Currency: Congolese Franc
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The reunion of TIFOCO
Pamphile MihayoCredit Photo – BackpagePix
Absent in 2018, the Democratic Republic of the Congo intends to get its hands on its trophy abandoned to the Atlas Lions three years earlier. But for her comeback, the double champion was not spared. To start with, a derby against neighbors of Congo Brazzaville. To prepare for the tournament initially scheduled for last April, the two selections also faced each other in the semi-final of TIFOCO organized in the DRC in January 2020. And it is thanks to an achievement by striker Jackson Mukela on penalty and at the end meeting that the host country got out of it. Be careful, therefore. After this delicate introduction, it is against the winner of the 2014 edition, Libya, that Mihayo and his players will fight. Not really a gift either. Finally, to finish, meeting with Niger, beaten by a short lead in the final of this famous TIFOCO, a year ago. It is therefore on tiptoe, but not devoid of ambition, that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is preparing to attack this 2020 edition of CHAN Total. DRC BRDC Group
Practical information :
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RD CongoCredit Photo – BackpagePix
The coach – Pamphile Mihayo
For the former midfielder, everything went very quickly in 2020. Coach of TP Mazembe, he was thanked by his leaders after an early elimination in the quarterfinals of the CAF Total Champions League in early March . But a few weeks earlier, he was given responsibility for the DRC A ‘team, just weeks before the initial kickoff of CHAN Total.
The star – Micah Mika
Metronome of the midfield, the Mazembe player has serious experience. Reigning champion with the Almighty, he has to his credit twenty matches in the Champions League of CAF Total. At 24, it is an opportunity for him to assert himself and to lead, why not, the DRC to a third continental coronation.
The revelation – Eric Kabwe
The kid continues to pop the screen. After revealing himself to FC Lubumbashi Sport, the 23-year-old striker has established himself as a formidable scorer. Something to catch the eye of one of the most important clubs in the country this summer: the AS Vita Club. A new stage in his dazzling career. Before the big Cristiano Ronaldo fan breaks everything during the tournament?
Calendar – Group B
Matchday 1 – DR Congo vs Congo
Matchday 2 – Libya vs DR Congo
Matchday 3 – Niger vs DR Congo
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