The Congo coach was surprised to hear the personally sad news
Coach Sébastien Desabre of the Congolese team was shocked to receive news of his father's death right at the press conference after the team was eliminated from the World Cup.
At the end of the Congolese team's press conference after being eliminated from the World Cup, coach Sébastien Desabre was surprised to hear that his father had passed away. A spokesman for the African team said: "We would like to inform that the coach has lost his father, so we would like to send our deep condolences to him." Desabre, who was clearly surprised, responded: "Thank you." He added: "When you represent the national team, you have to leave a good impression, and I believe we did that" when talking about the match against England. The 49-year-old coach led Congo to the knockout round thanks to a draw with Portugal (1-1) and a victory over Uzbekistan (3-1). However, they had to lose 1-0 to Colombia in the group stage. In the match against England, the Congolese team took the lead, but two goals from Harry Kane turned the situation around. Desabre has taken the position of head coach of Congo since the summer of 2022, before that he worked at many clubs such as Wydad AC (Marokko), Pyramids FC (Egypt) and led the Uganda team.
Related Articles
Teams
Players