Sports

A Crucial Saturday Hangs in the Balance On the eve of the long-scheduled elective congress of the Congolese Handball Federation, or FECOHAND, the sporting community in Brazzaville finds itself immersed …

FECOFOOT Communiqué Sparks an Unusual Impasse With the African Nations Championship only days away, the Congolese Football Federation released a terse communiqué on 28 July declaring that it would withhold …

Lower-League Laboratories of Talent The second weekend of August offered a reminder that the arteries of European football extend far beyond the glare of the Champions League. In England’s third …

Community Football as Social Cohesion in Brazzaville Well before the decisive whistle of the fifteenth Ouenzé lisanga tournament rung across the sandy pitch on 7 August, the narrow streets of …

Congolese Footprints Across the French Third Division When the floodlights are lit for the opening round of France’s National 1, the players jogging through the tunnel will include an unusually …

Zanzibar opener tests Brazzaville’s competitive pulse When referee Victor Gomes blew the final whistle on 5 August at Amaan Stadium, the scoreboard’s 1-1 stalemate spoke volumes. The home-based Red Devils—Congo’s …

Diaspora Talent Illuminates Europa Nights The second qualifying round of UEFA’s mid-week competitions has once again provided an unexpected showcase for the Republic of Congo’s far-flung talent pool. AEK Larnaca’s …