{"id":107,"date":"2009-03-05T13:41:11","date_gmt":"2009-03-05T13:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/2009\/03\/05\/dr-congo-set-up-ghana-final\/"},"modified":"2009-03-05T13:41:11","modified_gmt":"2009-03-05T13:41:11","slug":"dr-congo-set-up-ghana-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/dr-congo-set-up-ghana-final\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo set up Ghana final"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-106\" src=\"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/1236202389-a.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"210\" height=\"145\" \/>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The Leopards of DR Congo set-up a final clash with Ghana\u2019s Black Stars at the ongoing African Natiuons Championship (CHAN) courtesy a 2-1 victory over Zambia\u2019s Chipolopolo in their semi-final clash on Wednesay\u00a0at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan.  <!--more--> <\/div>\n<div>First half strikes from Lofo Bongeli and Kaluyituka Dioko was all the Congolese needed to confirm their place in Sunday\u2019s final of the competition designed exclusively for local based players.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>The Congolese stamped their authority on the game from the start with regular possession.<\/div>\n<div>On four minutes, midfielder Lofo struck the opener with a long range shot from his favorite left foot that caught Zambia goalie Kaumbwa Davy of guard.<\/div>\n<div>As the Zambians warmed themselves into the game, Kaluyituka made matters worse for the Southern Africans with the second goal 12 minutes on.<\/div>\n<div>Lofo turned provider as Kaluyituka finished off with a grounder that beat Kaumbwa again.<\/div>\n<div>The Leopards were a delight to watch as they attached and defended gallantly in their quest to thwart the Zambians effort at goal.<\/div>\n<div>The Chipolopolos dangerman Given Singuluma was given no breather by the Congolese defenders and this affected his team\u2019s attempts at reducing the deficit.<\/div>\n<div>And to add salt to injury, Jonas Sakuwaha goofed with their brightest opportunity in the 43<sup>rd<\/sup> minute by shooting feebly into the waiting hands of Congolese goalie Kadiaba Muteba.<\/div>\n<div>The Zambians resumed strongly but the Congolese rear of Mihayo Kazembe, Mabele Bawaka, Gladys Bokese and Joel Kimuaki remained resolute.<\/div>\n<div>Five minutes from time, Singuluma headed home from Kennedy Mudenda\u2019s freekick, but it came very late.<\/div>\n<div>The last five minutes belonged to the Zambians as they consistently pinned the Congolese to their half, but the equalizer remained elusive.<\/div>\n<div>Meanwhile, Zambia will face Senegal in the third place play-off on Saturday at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Quotes<br \/>Herve Renard (Coach, Zambia)<br \/>&#8220;We were down by two goals and we to draw parity. We fought very hard but the equalizer never came.<br \/>&#8220;We have to accept the result. My team played well despite the loss and I am pleased with their output especially the second half.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Muntubile Santos (Coach, DR Congo)<br \/>&#8220;It was a very tough game and am very happy with the result. We took a two-goal lead very early and it\u00a0 proved crucial.<br \/>&#8220;The second half was different, but my defense responded positively. We are in the final, but our dream cant be complete without the ultimate.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>Source<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafonline.com\/competition\/african-nations-championship_2009\/news\/2370-dr-congo-set-up-ghana-final.html\" title=\"www.Caf.com\">CAF<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The Leopards of DR Congo set-up a final clash with Ghana\u2019s Black Stars at&#8230;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amagep.co.za\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}