Representatives from football's international governing body FIFA have
entered into discussions with senior figures from the Congolese
Association Football Federation after the Democratic Republic of
Congo's women's team forfeited a Women's Africa Cup of Nations
qualifier against Equatorial Guinea.
May 14, 2021 - 12:16 pm By Staff Reporter
Former Egypt boss Hector Cuper has been appointed as the new head coach of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Cuper, 65, has been appointed as DR Congo s new coach heading into the nation s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with the Leopards having been drawn alongside Benin, Madagascar and Tanzania in Group J of the qualification stage. We have set our sights on the Argentinian Cuper as the new coach of the Leopards of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese Association Football Federation president Constant Omari told
AFP on Thursday.
Cuper s appointment comes just days after Hugo Broos, who was previously the favourite to land the job, was snapped up by the South African Football Association to be the new head coach of Bafana Bafana.