Widely-travelled Cuper named new DR Congo coach
Experienced Argentine coach Hector Cuper was Thursday named the new boss of the Democratic Republic of Congo with the task of taking the Leopards to the 2022 World Cup.
The 65-year-old was most recently in charge of Uzbekistan after three years with the Egypt national team who he successfully guided to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Cuper has also coached clubs in Spain and Italy. We have set our sights on the Argentinian Cuper as the new coach of the Leopards of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Constant Omari, president of the DR Congo football federation (Fecofa), told AFP.
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.
Veteran Argentine coach Hector Cuper was on Thursday named the new boss of the Democratic Republic of Congo with the task of taking the Leopards to the 2022 World Cup.
The 65-year-old was most recently in charge of Uzbekistan after three years with the Egypt national team who he successfully guided to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Cuper has also coached clubs in Spain and Italy. We have set our sights on the Argentinian Cuper as the new coach of the Leopards of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Constant Omari, president of the DR Congo football federation (Fecofa), told AFP.
Hugo Broos who was this week named the Bafana Bafana coach was also in the running for the Leopards tactician job.