The 2nd Vice President of CAF Constant Omari has been arrested and placed in police custody in the DR Congo over $1m football corruption allegation, in what his supporters say is a politically motivated action. The towering figure who is Africa football’s third most powerful person was arrested on Tuesday along with two others over … Read more
The training pitches and classrooms are fit for one of Africa´s most illustrious football clubs, but the political battles rife in Democratic Republic of Congo have stopped Tout Puissant Mazembe from using their new academy. The teenagers who are meant to be the future stars of African football are losing weight because food rations have … Read more
Exiled Democratic Republic of Congo opposition politician Moise Katumbi on Friday filed a complaint with the UN in Geneva against President Joseph Kabila’s government. Katumbi, a powerful businessman and ex-governor of the mineral-rich Katanga province, said he was “confident” after filing the complaint with the UN Human Rights Committee. The prominent government critic told AFP … Read more
DR Congo’s influential Catholic bishops have urged authorities to allow prominent opposition politician Moise Katumbi to return from exile, calling his criminal conviction a “farce”. In a confidential report seen by AFP on Wednesday, the Congolese Episcopal Conference (CENCO) demanded that the government reverse its orders for Katumbi — who has set his eyes on … Read more
Former Governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Katanga province, Moise Katumbi, has spoken over the recent political deal brokered by the Catholic Church on the last day of 2016. Katumbi, a former ally of the incumbent Joseph Kabila, issued a statement on Tuesday from his base in Belgium. He flew to Belgium from … Read more
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday sentenced 15 anti-government protesters to three years in prison on charges of ‘rebellion’. The court in Lubumbashi, located in the DRC’s south-east also acquitted thirty-four others who were arrested during protests against President Joseph Kabila’s continued stay in power, AFP reports. But Désiré Kasakula, … Read more
The government in DR Congo has told the country’s football association to suspend league competition from Thursday until further notice. Exiled TP Mazembe owner Moise Katumbi has spoken against the government’s order, suggesting it is in bad taste. “Football is the only thing that keeps people entertained and makes them forget about Kabila’s dictatorship and … Read more
Football in Dr Congo has been suspended from Thursday until further notice The government in DR Congo has told the country’s football association to suspend league competition from Thursday until further notice. Exiled TP Mazembe owner Moise Katumbi has spoken against the government’s order, suggesting it is in bad taste. “Football is the only thing … Read more
Just one year after winning the flagship club competition on the continent, DR Congo’s TP Mazembe have won the CAF Confederation Cup. They beat Algerian side MO Bejaia 4-1 on Sunday, November 6 to emerge 5-2 aggregate winners of the second-tier club competition. After a 2-0 first half in Lubumbashi, the dream to complete the … Read more