Kinshasa, September 3rd, 2025 (CPA) – Timothy Fayulu of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), expected on Thursday in Juba, South Sudan, was announced on Wednesday as the last of the Leopards, for their opposition on Friday at the 2026 World Cup, the CPA has learned from the website of the Congolese Federation of Association Football (Fecofa).
‘Timothy Fayulu will join the group on Thursday,’ it read. According to the source consulted by the CPA on Wednesday, three other players joined the squad on Thursday in Juba, South Sudan, where the Leopards have set up their headquarters. The DRC’s senior A Leopards are almost complete. Three players, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Yoan Wissa and Cédric Bakambu have just joined the group at the Imperial Plaza Hotel in Juba, South Sudan.
According to the Fecofa website, these three DRC Leopards players set foot in the Sudanese capital just after the first training session at the juba stadium, and they will be present at the second training session scheduled for 4pm local time and 3pm Kinshasa time. With these arrivals, DRC national team coach Sebastien Desabre now has a squad of 24 players, including those who arrived on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The meeting between the Bright Stars of South Sudan and the Leopards of DRC was scheduled for Friday in Juba, the capital of this neighbouring country, as part of the 7th day of Group B of the African Zone qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
At the start of this match, DRC were leading Group B, with 13 points from 6 matches, followed by Senegal (+7) and Sudan (+6), with 12 points each from 6 matches. Togo (4 pts), South Sudan (3 pts) and Mauritania (2 pts) follow.