Four players of the Congolese local soccer club, Association sportive Vita, V.Club, have crossed into neighboring Congo Brazza in a canoe and headed to Morocco where they hope to sign professional contracts, the Congolese club has said. One of the players, Yannick Bangala Litombo, indicated in a voice message posted by the club’s television channel, V.Club Télévision, that he renounced the adventure and returned to Kinshasa upon advice given to him. The club did not say why the players ran away but the club’s Secretary, Patrick Banishay blamed Moroccan clubs for luring the Congolese players without passing through their various employers. “Those players’ contracts with V.Club were still valid. According to press reports, two Congolese players have already signed contracts in Morocco with RS Berkane and Raja Casablanca during the ongoing transfer window in the North African country.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 18, 2019 14:15 UTC