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Léon Mokuna
Léon Mokuna Mutombo (1 November 1928 – 28 January 2020), nicknamed ''Le Trouet'' or ''Trouet'', was a Belgian-Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese professional association football, footballer who played for Sporting CP, K.A.A. Gent, Gent and SV Waregem between 1954 and 1966. He was among the first Africans to play professionally in Belgium, and may have been the first Congolese player in a European side. His role has been described as "pioneering" by BBC Sport. Early life Léon Mokuna was born in Léopoldville, Belgian Congo in 1928 and grew up in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa) where he became a protégé of the football-promoting CICM Missionaries, Scheutist missionary Raphaël de la Kethulle de Ryhove, known as "Tata Raphaël". Playing football in Léopoldville, Mokuna gained the French nickname ''Le Trouet'' or ''Trouet'' ("little hole", phonetically derived from ''troué!'' or "holed!") for reputedly having scoring a Goal (sports), goal with such force that it snappe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of the world's fastest growing megacities. The city of Kinshasa is also one of the DRC's 26 provinces. Because the administrative boundaries of the city-province cover a vast area, over 90 percent of the city-province's land is rural in nature, and the urban area occupies a small but expanding section on the western side. Kinshasa is Africa's third-largest metropolitan area after Cairo and Lagos. It is also the world's largest nominally Francophone urban area, with French being the language of government, education, media, public services and high-end commerce in the city, while Lingala is used as a ''lingua franca'' in the street. Kinshasa hosted the 14th Francophonie Summit in October 2012. Residents of Kinshasa are known as ''Kinoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
