This week, it is international truce of the FIFA, which was always an occasion for the national selections of football to meet within the framework of the official or friendly matches. So in particular in Europe, the selections will play the first two days of the League of the nations, instituted last year by the UEFA, in Africa, each selection should normally play of the friendly matches. Except that the pandemia of Covid-19 complicates the situation more, so much a first prize of international African evolves in Europe. Then to organize long voyages for the regroupings is a hard test.

The congolese selection will not take part any more in the training course planned in Tunisia. The Tunisian authorities ended up not authorizing this training course, for medical reasons, the Congolese News Agency (ACP) which quotes the direction of communication of the Congolese Federation of football association (FECOFA). According to the same source, the Christian selector Sengi Biembe would be satisfied with the discussions in videoconference with his players.

Next November, the Leopards should join again with the official matches with the continuation of the eliminating heats of the Africa Cup of the nations initially planned in 2021 in Cameroon and which will be probably played in 2022. The DRC will face in double confrontation Angola, for 3rd and 4th days. They will end this campaign in March 2021 with 5th and 6th days respectively facing Gabon and Gambia.

The team of Nsengi Bieme conceded two null matches (0-0) facing Gabon and 2-2 facing Gambia) at the time of her the first two exits in these eliminating heats.

In addition, for the qualifications of the World Cup 2022, the first two exits of the Leopards will take place between May and June 2021. 3rd and 4th in August-September and two last in October. The DRC will play, in the J group, with the Benin, Tanzania and Madagascar.

The stoppings are announced in November 2021 with the ten best African teams which will dispute the five tickets for the World.

Corneille Kinsala N’soki

(CKS/Yes)