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FIFA Ethics Committee provisionally suspends coach in Congo DR!

At the beginning of November 2022, serious allegations related to the sexual abuse of minors in the Congo DR Football Association (FECOFA) were made on several media platforms. In particular, various football coaches of different regions and leagues in Congo DR were accused of having abused minor players. Consequently, the …

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Central Africa Republic & Congo Brazzaville complete 2023 U-20 AFCON in Egypt!

The qualification of Central African Republic and Congo Brazzaville from the UNIFFAC Zonal Competition has completed the list of countries that will compete in next year’s TotalEnergies U20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2023 next year. The TotalEnergies U20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2023 will be played between 19 …

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Congo’s CEG Mfilou & DR Congo’s Institut Horizon win the UNIFFAC – African Schools Football Championship!

The UNIFFAC qualifying tournament for the African Schools Football Championship came to an end on Sunday, December 4 at the Alphonse Massamba-Débat Stadium. CEG Mfilou of Brazzaville (Congo) in the girls’ category and Institut Horizon of Bukavu (DRC) in the boys’ category each pocketed USD 100,000 after their triumph. The …

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TP Mazembe latest team to qualify for CAF Women’s Champions League 2022!

Congolese side TP Mazembe women’s football team have qualified for their maiden TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League. TP Mazembe will now participate in the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League Morocco 2022 scheduled to be played between 30 October 2022 and 13 November 2022. They defeated Cameroon’s AS AWA FC 2-1 …

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Congo FA president praises FIFA’s support for African Member Associations!

The President of the Congolese Football Association (FECOFOOT) Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas has praised FIFA President Gianni Infantino, saying that FIFA’s partnership with African member associations was a “win-win” situation. FECOFOOT has already implemented several projects with the support of the FIFA Forward Programme, including a new headquarters, and Mr Mayolas …

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2023 AFCON qualifiers Kick-off change: Congo DR vs Gabon!

The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Qualifier fixture between DR Congo and Gabon will now kick-off at 21h00 local time today, June 4, 2022. The fixture was initially scheduled to kick-off at 16h00 but had to be delayed due to the late arrival of Gabon in Congo …

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CAF General Secretary meets Congo DR President during working visit in Kinshasa!

CAF General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba met the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi during his working visit to the country’s capital, Kinshasa where he delivered a message from CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe. They discussed the pilot project of the African School Champions Cup that will be …

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Congo withdraws from FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers!

The Congo Football Association (FECOFOOT) have withdrawn their national team from FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. After Nigeria’s 4-0 victory against Congo in Brazzaville, the return leg was scheduled for December 17, 2021 in Lagos. In a correspondence to CAF, FECOFOOT expressed the inability of Congo to take part …

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FECOFA delegation visits CAF HQ for constructive discussions with CAF and FIFA!

CAF, FIFA and Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA) today held a constructive meeting in Cairo, Egypt to discuss matters relating to football in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The meeting was attended by a CAF delegation led by General Secretary, Veron Mosengo-Omba, a delegation from FECOFA led by Interim President …

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2022 CAF Women’s AFCON Qualifier: First round second leg schedule!

After a very prolific first leg of qualifying, the participating nations are preparing to play in the return matches scheduled for October 23-26. Below is the full program of the first round second leg of the qualifiers for the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2022. 23.10.2021 13h00: South …

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