Chancel Massa is a Congolese professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

, who plays as a

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for

AC Léopards Athlétic Club Léopards de Dolisie is a football (soccer) club from the Republic of Congo based in Dolisie, Niari Department. Honours *Congo Premier League :Winner (4): 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017. :Runners-up (3): 2009, 2010, 2011. * Coupe du C ...

International career

In January 2014, coach Claude Leroy invited him to be a part of the

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squad for the

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. The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to

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, drawing with

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

and defeating

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

References

Living people Republic of the Congo men's footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players Republic of the Congo men's A' international footballers AC Léopards players 1987 births 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football goalkeepers {{RCongo-footy-bio-stub