FIFA sanctions Nigeria, DR Congo over W’Cup play-off infractions
Four months after the disputed 2026 FIFA World Cup African play-off final between Nigeria national football team and DR Congo national football team, FIFA has sanctioned the Nigeria Football Federation and the DR Congo Football Federation following disciplinary incidents that occurred during the match. DR Congo beat Nigeria 4–3 on penalties in Morocco to advance […]
Home Eagles To Face Senegal, Congo, Sudan In CHAN 2024 Group D
The home-based Super Eagles will face holders Senegal, Congo and Sudan in Group D at the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), after a six-year absence to the biennial competition The draw ceremony took place at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Nairobi – Kenya last night, for the competition which will be co-hosted by Kenya, […]
South Africa extends troop deployment in Mozambique and Congo
President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa’s military will extend the deployment of its troops in conflict-hit Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo. The extension, for an unspecified amount of time, will keep 1,198 personnel of the South African National Defence Force in eastern Congo, where they are part of a U.N. peacekeeping force helping Congo […]
A Court in DR Congo Sentences 7 Soldiers to Death for Cowardice and Murder
A court in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced seven soldiers to death for cowardice in the face of the enemy and murder. They were found to have fled when M23 rebels advanced, retreating through the town of Sake where they caused the death of two people by recklessly discharging their […]