Alphonse Massamba-Débat Stadium

Congo’s flag-bearers seize early control in Maputo The night air at Estádio da Machava carried a familiar tension when the referee signalled kick-off on 19 October. Travelling thousands of kilometres …

Stalemate in Brazzaville revives hard questions The evening haze over the Président Alphonse Massamba-Débat Stadium had barely lifted when Deschan Moussavou’s curling strike sent the 45,000-strong crowd into brief rapture. …