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DR Congo
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a civil war damaged country
(the former 'Zaire')
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a traditionally powerful football
force
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a hopeful player generation
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will they stick to their 1998
team unity or fall back into the times before?
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among the dark horses - but:
to win the title they might have to beat two host countries if unlucky,
a quite unlikely effort
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overview: DR
Congo among the best of Africa
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the
list of players (includes age and where do they play
analysis)
The dark
horse? With a new players generation formed out of a lack of funds after
a cruel civil war, in 1998 they played Jack the Ripper for West Africans,
eliminating Togo, Ghana, and Cameroon, and beating Burkina Faso in a sensational
3rd place play-off on penalties.
But the other two
matches they lost. One of those to Tunisia and the other one to South Africa,
a squad they are facing now again. And this time they don't play any West
Africans. Also the expectations and such the pressure will be much higher
this time.
Anyway, presupposed
the team has conserved the character of 1998, it will be a severe danger
to any team. But reproducing such quality in every game will be difficult:
like all teams that start in Ghana they face the possible task of having
to eliminate two host countries to win the trophy. Quite unlikely, if not
somebody else does it for them before.
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