Can football 2025: Four players from DRC already in Alicante, Spain

Kinshasa, Dec. 14^th, 2025 (CPA). – Four players from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have arrived in Alicante, Spain, on Saturday for their training camp ahead of the 2025 African Cup of Nations (CAN) football tournament, scheduled to take place in Morocco from December 21^st, 2025, to January 18^th, 2026, according to the Fecofa website. “On Saturday evening, Timothy Fayulu, Matthieu Epolo, Dylan Batubinsika, and Brian Cipenga have joined Theo Bongonda in Alicante, where preparations are underway for DRC national team ahead of the 2025 CAN,” it is read.  According to the source consulted on Sunday by CPA, at least so far, these are the first four players from the entire Congolese squad to have arrived in Alicante, where DRC has set up its headquarters from December 13^th to 18^th, before heading to Morocco, the host country. By then, we will know the various arrivals of DRC players.  As for the Congolese Football Association (Fecofa), no information has been released regarding the various Leopards. However, while waiting for further developments, it should be noted that for this final phase of the 2025 African Cup of Nations, which kicks off on Sunday, December 21^st, DRC will play in Group D, alongside Benin, Botswana, and Senegal.