After the defeat in the Derby with a score of 1 to 0, Dylan Batubinsika took charge of the Congo selection. The opportunity for him to validate qualification for CAN 2025 by finishing the group phase undefeated. This Saturday, he faced Guinea. Summary.
ASSE will soon be deprived of its central defender
Dylan Batubinsika will be missed at ASSE in… a year! Indeed, a particularity of the CAN 2025 qualifiers is that they will determine the teams qualified for the final phase one year before the competition. Scheduled for Morocco, the next edition of the CAN will take place from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026. As the fifth day of the qualifiers approaches, several teams have already validated their ticket: Morocco, as host country, as well as as Burkina Faso, Algeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Egypt and Angola. Congo is also one of these selections which will travel to Morocco at the end of next year. Qualified after 4 victories in as many matches, the Congolese of Dylan Batubinsika are keen to finish the job well… They met Guinea this Saturday.
Sans Batubinsika against Guinea
The Congolese Football Federation (Fecofa) announced this Saturday the withdrawal of Dylan Batubinsika for the opposition against Guinea (November 16, 8 p.m.). The Congolese federation underlines a “muscle alert” for the Saint-Etienne defender.
The Leopards wanted to continue their good series with 4 victories in as many matches in this CAN qualifying phase. Against Saidou Sow's Guinea, Dylan Batubinsika witnessed the defeat of his team with a goal at the very end of the match from Sehrou Guirassy. A defeat without consequence since they retain their first place in this group (12 pts). However, it will be necessary to take at least one point during the match against Ethiopia to ensure it. As a reminder, the first two teams in the group qualify. Guinea (9 pts) is also in a good position before the decisive match against Tanzania (7 pts).
