Christian Nsengi-Biembe (born 26 February 1963) is a Congolese

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manager.

Managerial career

During the 2007

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season, Nsengi-Biembe managed

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, without success. Nsengi-Biembe subsequently managed the DR Congo under-23 team, as well as coaching in the youth system at

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. On 8 August 2019, Nsengi-Biembe was appointed manager of

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, succeeding Florent Ibengé. After the national team of DR Congo failed to qualify for the

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, he was fired.

References

Living people Cuban football managers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium AS Vita Club managers R.S.C. Anderlecht non-playing staff Democratic Republic of the Congo football managers Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team managers 1963 births 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub