Africa Cup 2015 Qualifiers Fixtures+Results
2015 Africa Cup qualifier - 1st round- 2nd leg - all results

Lesotho an Rwanda advance in AFCON qualifying

More
2 Jun 2014
Fixtures+Results Friendly National teams World Cup 2014 warm up
2014 World Cup - warm up - Eto'o helps Cameroon to draw with Germany

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting's late equaliser earned Cameroon a 2:2 draw in a friendly in Germany. Samuel Eto'o opened the scoring just after the hour when he turned in from Choupo-Moting's pass.

More
2 Jun 2014
Africa Cup 2015 Qualifiers Fixtures+Results
2015 Africa Cup qualifier - 1st round- 2nd leg - results so far

Rwanda pull off surprise win over Libya - Rwanda shocked Libya in the second leg of their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, winning 3:0 at home to progress to the next round.

• Rwanda vs Libya 3:0
• Uganda vs Madagascar 1:0
• Sierra Leone vs Swaziland 1:0
• South Sudan vs Mozambique 0:0
• Comoros Islands vs Kenya 1:1
• Lesotho vs Liberia 2:0

More
1 Jun 2014
National teams Squad World Cup 2014 World Cup 2014 warm up
2014 World Cup - Ghana - squad - Jeffery Schlupp dropped from 23-man squad

Leicester City's Jeffery Schlupp has been axed from Ghana's 2014 World Cup squad. The defender is one of three players dropped from the preliminary 26-man World Cup squad announced on 12 May.

More
1 Jun 2014
African Champions League Stars in Africa Transfers
African Champions League 2014 - TP Mazembe sign Zimbabwe midfielder Ali Sadiki

Democratic Republic of Congo champions TP Mazembe have signed Zimbabwe international midfielder Ali Sadiki.

More
31 May 2014
Fixtures+Results Friendly National teams Stars in Europe World Cup 2014 warm up
2014 World Cup - warm up - Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Ivory Coast 2:1

Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure has contracted malaria and missed the 2:1 defeat by Bosnia-Herzegovina in a world Cup Warm-up on Saturday. Yaya Toure also missed the friendly in St Louis with a muscle problem. The pair's absence was felt by the Elephants, who fell to a double strike by Edin Dzeko.

More
31 May 2014
Africa Cup 2015 Qualifiers
2015 Africa Cup qualifier - first round second leg - fixtures

Constantine aims to inspire Rwanda in Africa Cup qualifiers Englishman Stephen Constantine takes charge of Rwanda for the first time this weekend and has the chance to make an instant impact by causing an upset in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

More
30 May 2014
Fixtures+Results Friendly National teams World Cup 2014 World Cup 2014 warm up
2014 World Cup - warm up - Nigeria vs Scotland 2:2

Substitute Uche Nwofor's late strike denied Scotland victory against Nigeria at Craven Cottage.

More
29 May 2014
National teams World Cup 2014 World Cup 2014 warm up
2014 World Cup - Cameroon agree fees with players

Cameroon's Football Federation and the country's government have agreed to pay FCFA 50m (US$104,000) to each player in the final 23-man World Cup squad.

More
28 May 2014
Featured Legends
LEGENDS - ‪‪FRANCE - Claude Makélélé‬ - the deep-lying playmaker - the "Makélélé Role" -

In homage to Makélélé, many fans and pundits alike have dubbed the defensive midfield position as the "Makélélé Role".

More
28 May 2014
Africa Cup 2015 National teams Squad

2015 AFRICA CUP - CONGO DR - BOLASIE IN SQUAD

AFRICA CUP 2015 QUALIFIERS AFRICA CUP 2015

Yannick Bolasie is one of three England-based players in Democratic Republic of Congo's final squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

The Crystal Palace forward joins West Brom midfielder Youssuf Mulumbu and Peterborough defender Gabriel Zakuani in the final 23-man selection.

The trio could be unavailable for their clubs for up to five weeks.

Coach Florent Ibenge has dropped six players from his provisional list including Chateauroux's Distel Zola.

The other five players to miss out all play their football in DR Congo.

AS Vita Club trio of goalkeeper Herve Lomboto, defender Lomanisa Mutambala and striker Luvumbu Nzinga Siram also failed to convince Ibenge during the recent training camps.

The other two players to miss out from the original list are Bangala Litombo and Dark Osaretin.

Newly crowned Africa-based player of the Year Firmin Mubele Ndombe of Champions League finalists AS Vita Club is included in the squad for the finals.

The tournament, which is being played in Equatorial Guinea, kicks off on 17 January, with the final held on 8 February.

Ibenge's side have been drawn in Group B alongside Cape Verde, Tunisia and 2012 winners Zambia.


 

DR Congo squad:


Goalkeepers: 

Robert Kidiaba 
(TP Mazembe)

Perfect Mandanda 
(Sporting Charleroi, Belgium)

Nicaise Kudimbana 
(Anderlecht, Belgium)


Defenders: 

Jean Kaususuka 
(TP Mazembe)

Joël Kimwaki 
(TP Mazembe)

Issam Mpeko 
(Kabuscorp, Angola)

Mabele Bawaka
(AS Vita Club)

Chancel Mbemba 
(Anderlecht,Belgium)

Cédric Mongongu 
(Evian TG, France)

Christopher Oualembo 
(Coimbra, Portugal)

Gabriel Zakuani 
(Peterborough, England)


Midfielders: 

Hervé Kage 
(Genk, Belgium)

Neeskens Kebano 
(Sporting Charleroi, Belgium)

Lema Mabidi 
(AS Vita Club)

Cédric Makiadi 
(Werder Bremen, Germany)

Youssuf Mulumbu 
(West Bromwich Albion, England)

Jean Munganga 
(AS Vita Club)


Forwards: 

Jeremy Bokila 
(Terek Grozny, Russia)

Yannick Bolasie 
(Crystal Palace, England)

Junior Kabananga 
(Cercle Bruges, Belgium)

Cédric Mabwati 
(Osasuna, Spain)

Dieumerci Mbokani 
(Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine)

Firmin Mubele Ndombe 
(AS Vita Club)

31 Dec 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

Related countries
Congo DR

Related articles