The Designer Behind Congo’s World Cup Leopard Suits Travels To See the Team Make History

Alvin Mak, who designed the Democratic Republic of Congo’s sleek leopard panelled suits, has traveled to the U.S. for the ...

How DR Congo’s football team became a rare source of national unity

The historic run to the last 32 and a match against England have left proud fans back home dancing late into the night ...

World Cup team from Congo gets warm welcome in Houston

Houston will be the team’s home base for the World Cup. They’ll train at SaberCats Stadium. The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the 46 teams competing in the World Cup. It’s the first time they ...

Congo coach says Ebola outbreak 'not an issue' for team's World Cup preparation

"For the team, for the preparation internally, it was not impactful," Sébastien Desabre said. The coach acknowledged, though, ...
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Congo, Algeria become 8th and 9th African teams to make the World Cup round of 32

ATLANTA (AP) — Africa had a historic 10 nations qualify for the 2026 World Cup. After Congo's 3-1 victory over Uzbekistan and ...

DR Congo's iconic 'Lumumba' fan set to miss decisive Uzbekistan clash after US visa denial, dealing team fresh blow

Congo's ambassador in Washington hopes Lumumba Vea can secure a visa and support DR Congo if the team reaches the World Cup ...

Congo did it! See the goals that sent it to unlikely round of 32

Congo's Yoanne Wissa scored a brace and Fiston Mayele another goal vs. Uzbekistan for a 3-1 win that secured a World Cup ...