Congo DR head coach, Florent Ibenge and his assistant Mwinyi Zahera will not be involved in Thursday’s friendly against Nigeria in Belgium.
Both coaches have stayed back in Kinshasa for a league clash between AS Vita, coached by Ibenge and DC Motema Pembe, coached by Zahera.
The coaches have also been tasked with preparing the country’s team for a 2016 CHAN qualifier against Central African Republic, africanFootball.com reports.
The 53-year-old Ibenge led DRC to a third-placed finish at this year’s African Nations Cup in Equatorial Guinea.
Former U-23 coach, Christian Nsengi and former U17 coach Eric Tshibasu have therefore been mandated by FECOFA to lead the Leopards against Nigeria on Thursday and against Gabon four days later.