Despite the resignation of coach Claude Leroy, DR Congo is actively preparing for their upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifier against Togo on September 8. Assistant coach Santos Mutunbile has unveiled a list of 29 players preselected for the match. Notable inclusions are the return of Matumona Zola, who had clashed with Leroy in the past, and the surprising absence of TP Mazembe’s Robert Kidiaba. DR Congo, like Togo, is already eliminated from the World Cup race and currently has 5 points after 5 matches.
Goalkeepers:
- Perfect Mandanda (Charleroi/Belgium)
- Lomboto Herve (Vclub)
- Kanyinda Tshimi (As Dragons).
Defenders: 4. Issama Mpeko (Vclub)
- Kasusula Kirisho (Mazembe)
- Mbemba Chancel (Anderlecht/Belgium)
- Mongongu Cedric (TG Evian/France)
- Tisserand Marcel (Monaco/France)
- Ebunga Nsimbi (Vclub )
- Kimwaki Joel (Mazembe)
- Ungenda Muselenge (DCMP)
- Kasereka Thierry (Vclub)
- Bangala Litombo (DCMP)
Midfielders: 14. Matumona Zola Rum (Primeiro/Angola)
- Mulumbu Youssouf (WB Albion/England)
- Makiadi Cedric (Fribourg/Germany)
- Zola Distel (Le Havre/France)
- Lema Mabidi (Vclub)
- Ilongo Ngasanya (Mazembe)
- Ntela Kalema (As Leopards/Dolisie)
- Mukoko Mayayi (DCMP)
Forwards: 22. Mputu Tresor (Mazembe)
- Kabamba Mukundji (Sanga Balende)
- Manzombi (Dragons)
- Kabangu Kadima (MK)
- Mbokani Dieumerci (Dynamo Kiev/Ukraine)
- Mombele Ndombe (Vclub)
- Bokanga Eric (Mazembe)
- Ongenda Herve (PSG/France)
