The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Leopards face Angola’s Palancas Negras today at Nairobi’s Nyayo National Stadium in a critical CHAN 2024 Group A match. This encounter is pivotal for DR Congo’s survival in the “Group of Death,” while a win for Angola would secure a quarter-final berth.

• DR Congo, two-time champions (2009, 2016), started shakily with a loss to Morocco but recovered with a 3-1 victory over Zambia.
• Assistant coach Daouda Lupembe is leading the Leopards in the absence of ailing head coach Otis Ngoma.
• Angola enters the match having drawn 1-1 with Kenya and secured a 2-1 win against Zambia; this is their final group match.