{"id":5642,"date":"2024-01-29T04:06:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T03:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2024\/01\/29\/dr-congo-hero-vs-egypt-mpasi-eyes-another-continental-triumph-in-cote-divoire\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T04:06:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T03:06:04","slug":"dr-congo-hero-vs-egypt-mpasi-eyes-another-continental-triumph-in-cote-divoire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2024\/01\/29\/dr-congo-hero-vs-egypt-mpasi-eyes-another-continental-triumph-in-cote-divoire\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo hero vs Egypt, Mpasi eyes another continental triumph in Cote d&#8217;Ivoire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<p><!-- .entry-header-outer \/--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"D.R Congo hero in the penalty shoot-out win over Egypt, goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi is hoping his country will repeat their success in the 2009 CHAN tournament again in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\" decoding=\"async\" is_main_img=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"95933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sportsration.com\/dr-congo-hero-vs-egypt-mpasi-eyes-another-continental-triumph-in-cote-divoire\/dr-congo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DR-CONGO.jpeg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DR CONGO\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DR-CONGO.jpeg?fit=350%2C234&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DR-CONGO.jpeg?fit=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DR-CONGO.jpeg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DR-CONGO.jpeg?resize=350%2C234&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DR-CONGO.jpeg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/DR-CONGO.jpeg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1&amp;is-pending-load=1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p>D.R Congo hero in the penalty shoot-out win over Egypt, goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi is hoping his country will repeat their success in the 2009 CHAN tournament again in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire 2023 by winning it.<\/p>\n<p>Mpasi scored the winning penalty to help D.R Congo knockout Egypt from the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON C\u00f4te d\u2019lvoire 2023 in the round of 16 stage.<\/p>\n<p>After the heroics vs Egypt, the goalkeeper is already comparing their run to their CHAN success in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire 15 years ago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95934\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"95934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sportsration.com\/dr-congo-hero-vs-egypt-mpasi-eyes-another-continental-triumph-in-cote-divoire\/mpasi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?fit=1080%2C1350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MPASI\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lionel Mpasi won the man of the match award vs Egypt&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?fit=350%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?fit=450%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-95934 size-full jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"\" width=\"708\" height=\"885\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?resize=350%2C438&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?resize=450%2C563&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?resize=708%2C885&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"95934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sportsration.com\/dr-congo-hero-vs-egypt-mpasi-eyes-another-continental-triumph-in-cote-divoire\/mpasi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?fit=1080%2C1350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MPASI\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lionel Mpasi won the man of the match award vs Egypt&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?fit=350%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?fit=450%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-95934 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?resize=708%2C885&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"708\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?resize=350%2C438&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?resize=450%2C563&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportsration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MPASI.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Lionel Mpasi won the man of the match award vs Egypt<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mpasi said after the round of 16 win \u201cWe\u2019re already going to rest well and then we\u2019ll take it match after match. All this without forgetting that DR Congo won a continental title in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire (CHAN in 2009). \u201cMaybe that\u2019s a sign,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The goalkeeper also explained how he prevented Egypt goalkeeper Gabaski from scoring his penalty and the technique behind his winning penalty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried to stay calm. I tried to distract Gabaski from his shot and I succeeded. After that, I concentrated on getting my technique right,\u201d said the Congo DR keeper.<\/p>\n<p>Mpasi said he had remembered his missed shot in training and tried to do better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore my shot, I thought about how I had missed in training, but tonight it worked,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Egypt crash-out of 2023 AFCON after round of 16 shoot-out loss to DR Congo<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content \/--><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .share-buttons \/--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsration.com\/dr-congo-hero-vs-egypt-mpasi-eyes-another-continental-triumph-in-cote-divoire\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D.R Congo hero in the penalty shoot-out win over Egypt, goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi is hoping his country will repeat their success in the 2009 CHAN tournament again in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire 2023 by winning it. 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