DR Congo’s women’s national team headed for Abidjan in the early afternoon of Sunday October 11, according to FECOFA. The Leopards women are travelling for the return leg of their second-round tie against Côte d’Ivoire in the African qualifiers for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

The match is scheduled for Tuesday October 13 at Stade Félix-Houphouët-Boigny. The Congolese federation gives the kick-off as 7pm in Côte d’Ivoire, or 8pm in Kinshasa. CAF’s fixture list also schedules the two teams to meet in Abidjan at 7pm GMT.

DR Congo will need to overturn a difficult position after losing 4-1 at TP Mazembe Stadium in Lubumbashi on Friday October 9. Anastasia Soulac equalised in the 16th minute before Côte d’Ivoire regained the lead in the 20th. The visitors led 2-1 at half-time and added two goals early in the second half, according to the reports from CAF and Radio Okapi.

Sources and references

FECOFA — October 11 departure announcementCAF — Olympic qualifying fixtures and resultsRadio Okapi — October 9 first-leg report

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