Following the courageous act of the Congolese player at Rayon Sport of Rwanda, Héritier Luvumbu, Congolese players from Primeiro Do Agosto also conveyed the message on the last Sunday, February 11, during their victory (4-1) against Santa Rita in the 12th round of the Angolan football championship 2023-2024.
This gesture, initiated by the Congolese side by Cédric Bakambu, was repeated by the entire national team of the DRC, including the coach Sébastien Desabre.
The Congolese player, Héritier Luvumbu, was suspended for six months by the Rwandan Football Federation after this goal celebration gesture.
Scoring from a free-kick in the match that pitted his team Rayon Sport against Police FC, as part of the 20th round of the Rwandan championship, this former AS V Club player was criticized by a section of the Rwandan public. The 31-year-old Congolese player celebrated his goal with a hand simulating a revolver to the temple and a finger on the lips, signaling silence of the world in the face of the killings suffered by his compatriots in the East of the DRC.
In the country, several Congolese praised his courage. Others, on the other hand, fear for his life in a country where the dictatorial regime of Paul Kagame spares no opponent.
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Rwandan aggression in the DRC: the act of denunciation continues in several football leagues
InternetKinshasaSports - After the Leopards set the tone during the semifinal of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations which concluded on February 11th in Ivory Coast, this gesture denouncing the world's silence in the face of atrocities committed by Rwanda under the guise of the M23 rebellion is increasing.