DR Congo will face Zambia at the Laurent Pokou Stadium on Wednesday in the opening round of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Leopards are set to make their return to the Africa Cup of Nations this week after missing out on the previous edition in Cameroon. They were beaten 2-1 by Burkina Faso in a friendly clash between the two teams last week, finding themselves two goals down at the break before Olympique Marseille’s Chancel Mbemba halved the deficit in the second half.
DR Congo were beaten 2-0 by Uganda in their last AFCON group opener and will be hoping for a positive start this time around.
Zambia, meanwhile, last appeared in the continental showpiece back in 2015 and will be looking to mark their return with a win.
There have been 12 meetings between the two teams. DR Congo have won just two of those games while Zambia have won double that tally. There have been six draws between the two teams.
DR Congo are on a run of back-to-back defeats and have won just one of their last six games across all competitions. They will be looking to shake off their latest results and return to winning ways.
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