Association Sportive Maniema Union is a Congolese

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based in

Kindu Kindu is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the capital of Maniema province. It has a population of about 200,000 and is situated on the Lualaba River at an altitude of about 500 metres, and is about 400 km west of Bukavu. Kindu is ...

Maniema Maniema is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kindu. Toponymy Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it Manyema.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One , ...

province and currently playing in the

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, the top level of professional football in DR Congo.

History

''AS Maniema Union'' was founded in 2005 and they play at 10,000 capacity ''Stade Joseph Kabila Kabange''. Maniema competed in the

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in 2008, 2018 and 2019. In February 2019, ''Les Verts et Noirs'', appointed

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as manager.

Honours

Coupe du Congo * Winners (3): 2007, 2017, 2019

Maniema Provincial League Maniema is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kindu. Toponymy Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it Manyema.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One , ...

* Winners (1): 2006

Performance in CAF competitions

: 1 appearance ::

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– First Round ::

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– First Round :: 2019–20 – Preliminary Round

References

External links

Club profile
- ''Soccerway.com'' * Kindu Football clubs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-footyclub-stub