The DRC will be taking part in the XIII All-Africa Games, which kick off this Friday, March 8, in Accra, Ghana. The Leopards will be competing in 15 disciplines and are hoping to improve on the 12 medals they won at the last edition in Rabat.

As the XIII All-Africa Games kick off this Friday, March 8, in Accra, Ghana, a very large part of the Congolese delegation is still languishing in Kinshasa waiting for funds before boarding the government-chartered plane to the Ghanaian capital. Of the 15 disciplines scheduled to represent the DRC, only 3 are already in Accra: karate, table tennis and badminton. "We have nothing to worry about", says a source close to the Ministry of Sports, who reassures us that "the rest of the delegation will leave Kinshasa this Saturday, and that all the disciplines selected will be well represented".

Doing better than in Rabat

The Leopards travel to Ghana with the mission of doing better than they did in Rabat in 2019. In the Cherifian kingdom, the Congolese won 12 medals, including two golds and 10 bronzes. This mission must be fulfilled despite the smaller number of disciplines selected for this thirteenth edition compared to the previous year.

In Morocco, the DRC was represented by 17 disciplines, whereas in Ghana it will be represented by just 15 disciplines: athletics, cycling, badminton, wrestling, swimming, tennis, basketball, boxing, weightlifting, handball, taekwondo, volleyball, judo, karate and table tennis.