Algeria defeated DR Congo 1-0 in a tense AFCON 2025 round-of-16 match in Marrakesh, with substitute Adil Boulbina scoring a stunning goal in the 119th minute of extra time after 90 scoreless minutes.
DR Congo’s Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, known as ‘Lumumba Vea,’ stood motionless in a suit honoring independence hero Patrice Lumumba throughout the game, saluting with one arm—until the late strike brought him to his knees in devastation.
Algeria now faces Nigeria in the quarterfinals on January 10.
