Kinshasa, April 14th, 2025 (CPA) – The Leopards of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s under-20s have announced, on Tuesday, their preparations for the 2025 African Cup of Nations (CAN), scheduled to take place from April 26th to May 18th in Egypt, CPA has learned on Monday from the website of the Congolese Federation of Football Association (FECOFA).
The under-20 Leopards of the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected in Tunisia this Tuesday April 15th, 2025 to prepare for the final phase of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, scheduled for next April 26th to May 18th in Egypt’, it is read. According to the source, this training camp for DRC U-20 team in Tunisia will enable the Leopards’ technical staff to better prepare the team for the Egypt 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, the day after the draw for this competition was held on Sunday in Cairo, in the land of the Pharaohs, adding that in anticipation of this preparatory trip, the official list of DRC Leopards players selected for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations is expected on Tuesday April 22nd.
The Leopards in Egypt with their UNIFFAC star
DRC Leopards had qualified as champions of the final tournament of the Union of Central African Football Associations (UNIFFAC) in September 2024 in Brazzaville, in the Republic of Congo. During that Brazzaville campaign, DRC’s Fauves, led by young talents such as Kevin Makoko, Tony Talasi, Ibrahim Matobo, Katungulu Kabuanga, Dieu merci Lukombe and many others, have defeated Equatorial Guinea (3-1) in the group match, Cameroon (1-1 and 4-2 on penalties) in the semi-final and Congo (2-1) in the final after losing to the same team (0-1) in the group match.