Kasaï-Oriental: Alphonse Muela Kankonda, founder of Sa Majesté Sanga Balende, dies

Author: Michel CyalaPublished on: November 6, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Kasaï-Oriental: Alphonse Muela Kankonda, founder of Sa Majesté Sanga Balende, dies

Alphonse Muela Kankonda, founder of Sa Majesté Sanga Balende, died in Mbujimayi on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the age of 95. He died at the MIBA Clinics. He devoted much of his life to promoting sport and mentoring young people in the Kasaï region, helping make Sanga Balende one of Congolese football’s emblematic clubs.

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