The qualifying matches will be played over the FIFA windows of September, October and November this year.
The U.S. Embassy also issued a security alert warning of gunfire and “ongoing activity by DRC security elements.”
Coach Salami congratulates the team for a job well done.
Torrential rains swelled the Congo River to its highest level in over 60 years in late December and forced around 500,000 people to flee the rising waters.
“I think we were the best team in the first half. We got the best chances.’’
The final match will take place at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Ebimpé on Sunday, February 11, 2023.
Eight teams advanced to the quarter final stage.
Angola, Nigeria, Guinea, and now DR Congo are the four teams that have so far secured a spot in the last eight of the tournament.
Nigeria will face a familiar foe in Cameroon. Survival Côte d’Ivoire will clash with searing Senegal.
The victory put South Africa second in the group with three points behind Mali.
