2027 AFCON Qualifiers: Mbemba, Wissa, Bakambu... Meet the 26 Leopards Called Up to Face Sierra Leone!

Author: Merveil WelloPublished on: November 6, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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2027 AFCON Qualifiers: Mbemba, Wissa, Bakambu... Meet the 26 Leopards Called Up to Face Sierra Leone!

The article announces that 26 Democratic Republic of the Congo Leopards have been called up to face Sierra Leone in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The players named include Chancel Mbemba, Yoane Wissa and Cédric Bakambu. The supplied text does not give the other names on the squad list or the match dates.

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