Maher Mezahi
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248 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 1 Jul
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I think if you ask, if you took a straw poll of Congolese fans, they'd probably go for Mayele.
Yohan Vissa, more than just a player, he's somebody that means a lot to Congolese people because he takes the time out of his luxurious footballing lifestyle.
Most people like to go to Dubai, most people like to go to, I don't know, Istanbul or, you know, inserts, whatever destination.
that celebrity footballers like to go to.
But Yohan Mwisa, a few years ago, spent a lot of time in Eastern Congo, where there has been a very fractious war.
Some would say civil war, some would say the M23 are sponsored.
by neighbors.
And he spent time over there promoting it, talking about, you know, how people are living their daily lives.
And it was seen as something that he didn't really have to do.
He wasn't born there.
He's not necessarily from there.
And so for Iwissa to do that, it felt like he really understood his responsibility as a Congolese international.
And so he's become a fan favorite.
And again, it's frustrating year, but for him to show up for his country at the biggest stage, I think it meant more that it came from him for Congolese fans.
And in many cases, I hate speaking like this because it's so cliche and I think it can be lazy at times when they say they've already won just by being here.
But it kind of is the case that they've already won just by being here.
As you mentioned, it's been 52 years.
The last time they were called Zaire, they were not called the Democratic Republic of Congo.
They suffered a very heavy defeat.
I'm not sure.
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