{"id":44881,"date":"2026-01-08T23:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=44881"},"modified":"2026-01-08T23:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:00:39","slug":"congolese-fan-lumumba-to-receive-presidential-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=44881","title":{"rendered":"Congolese Fan ‘Lumumba’ to Receive Presidential Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kinshasa, January 8, 2026<\/strong> – Renowned Congolese football supporter, affectionately known as ‘Lumumba,’ is set to be honored by the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi.<\/p>\n

The anticipated tribute comes in recognition of Lumumba’s prominent and symbolic presence throughout the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. His unwavering support and vibrant displays of patriotism have resonated deeply with fans across the continent.<\/p>\n

According to sources, Lumumba returned to his home country on Thursday and will be formally received and celebrated by President Tshisekedi. The presidential recognition serves as a gesture of gratitude for Lumumba’s significant contribution to the spirit and atmosphere of the AFCON competition.<\/p>\n

Following the presidential ceremony, Lumumba is expected to travel to Morocco at the invitation of CAF President Patrice Motsepe. He will continue to attend matches until the conclusion of the Africa Cup of Nations, further solidifying his role as a celebrated figure within African football.<\/p>\n

DZWatch<\/em> will continue to follow this story and provide updates as they become available.<\/p>\n

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Kinshasa, January 8, 2026 – Renowned Congolese football supporter, affectionately known as ‘Lumumba,’ is set to be honored by the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi.<\/p>\n

The anticipated tribute comes in recognition of Lumumba’s prominent and symbo…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44881"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44883,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44881\/revisions\/44883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}