Kinshasa, April 4th, 2025 (CPA) – The match between AF Liwanda and Ajax Sport Congo has been scheduled for Friday at the Martyrs stadium in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as part of the preliminaries for the 59th edition of the men’s Congo Cup, according to the competition calendar. It will be a clash between two teams from the Kinshasa Provincial Football Association (Epfkin) league. AF Liwanda and Ajax Sport Congo are in 2nd and 8th place respectively, with 53 and 41 points from 28 outings and as many games played respectively. They will go head-to-head again this Friday as they battle for a place in the quarter-finals of the Kinshasa preliminary round of the Coupe du Congo. Teke Humbu take on Nouvelle Vie Bomoko In the second explanation, at the same venue, FC Teke Humbu, a club playing in the Entente urbaine de football de Kinshasa (Eufkin)-Plateau division II championship, will face Nouvelle Vie Bomoko FC, leaders of group A in the Kinshasa elite football championship (Epfkin). The match looks an easy one for coach Ambele Ambu’s colts, who have been on fine form this season, racking up 23 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat in their last 28 league games. AS Teke Humbu, from Division III Pool A Eufkin-Plateau, will be hoping to spring a surprise in their first appearance in the competition. It should be noted that FC Golf, from division II of Eufkin-Kilimani, were exempted from this first round when the draw for the competition was made on Wednesday at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, the country’s capital. A total of 12 teams are taking part in the preliminaries for the 59th edition of the Congo Football Cup, with the six qualifiers and the best loser from the first round advancing to the quarter-finals in Kinshasa. Here are some of the other matches scheduled for the preliminaries of the 59th edition of the Coupe du Congo for Kinshasa: at the Stade des Martyrs: 9.00am CS Katasi (Eufkin-Lukunga division I) v FC Fizi Sport (Eufkin-Lukunga division II); 11.00am Elk 47 FC (Epfkin) v PT Eliot (Eufkin-Kilimani division I); at the Stade Tata Raphaël: 11h00‘ FC Salvador (Eufkin-Lipopo division II)-Céleste AFC (Epfkin), 13h00’ TP Les Croyants (Epfkin)- FC Levons-nous et Bâtissons (Eufkin-Lukunga division II). ACP/