Kinshasa, July 10th, 2025 (CPA). – The match between FC Max Moke (MK) from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and AS Simba from Kolwezi, Lualaba, in the south-west of the country, is scheduled for Sunday at the Martyrs Stadium in the final of the 59th Congo Cup, according to the calendar. This is the first time these two teams will face each other in this national football competition in the DRC, known as the ‘President’s Cup.’ For MK, a member of League 2, this is its third final in this competition, after its two successes in the 2013 and 2014 finals. In 2013, MK Kinshasa took the podium after winning in Boma, in Central Kongo, against AS Vutuka Kikwit, 1-0, with a goal by Gianni Makanisi.
In 2014, MK won the competition for the second time, thanks to Fundu Mimo (14th). As for AS Simba, a League 1 team, this is the first time that this team has reached this stage of the competition.
MK’s victory over Rangers (1-0) in the semi-finals
FC MK (left) and AC Rangers (right) before kick-off
In the semi-finals of this competition, MK from Kinshasa, the country’s capital, beat AC Rangers from the same city 1-0 on Thursday at the Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa. It was a very tight match in terms of tactics and technique, with the first half decided by a shot from Aloïs Sikatenda (40th minute) that was deflected by a Rangers defender and ended up in his own net, leaving the score at 1-0 at half-time. After the break, the two teams stuck to each other like glue, leaving no chance for the other to find the net. The match ended with a narrow 1-0 victory for MK.
Simba defeats Socozaki (2-1)
AS Simba (left) and US Socozaki (right).
In the other semi-final match, played at the same venue, AS Simba from Kolwezi, Lualaba, in the south-east of the DRC, qualified for the final of the 59th Congo Cup, beating US Socozaki from Butembo, a city in the province of North Kivu, in the east of the country, by a score of 2-1. Jacques Mangomba Iyadi (22nd) and Thang Kidinda (70th) scored for AS Simba, while US Socozaki’s only goal was scored by Mumbere Kavudidi (30th).