Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) head coach Florent Ibenge is pleased to have guided his side to another Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-final.
The Leopards beat Togo at the Stade de Port-Gentil to secure their place in the 2017 quarter-finals as Group C winners in Gabon on Tuesday night.
Ibenge’s side also reached the 2015 AFCON quarter-finals in Equatorial Guinea and they went on to finish third in the prestigious tournament.
“We’re done, we have to rest. It’s been two consecutive editions in the quarter-finals. We want to go to the
quarter-finals,” Ibenge told the media.
Ibenge, who guided DR Congo the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) title, went on to reflect on their 3-1 victory over the Sparrow Hawks.
“We play on very difficult terrain. [Ley] Matampi [the doorman of the DRC] was awarded a yellow card. We think he did a simulation,” he said.