Falonne Kuzoya Pambani (born 2 August 1994) is a DR Congolese
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
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for
Turkish Women's Football Super League club
ALG Spor
ALG Spor, formerly known as Güneykent Spor, is a women's football club based in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey. Founded in 1998. The club is named after its local sponsor ALG Textile. The club's president is Ali Gözcü. It is located in the İn ...
and the
DR Congo women's national team.
International career
Pambani capped for the DR Congo at senior level during the
2012 African Women's Championship
The 2012 African Women's Championship was a football competition, which was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The final tournament was held in from 28 October to 11 November in Equatorial Guinea.
Qualification
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.
Controversy
Playing in Turkey, Pambani claimed to have been born on 2 August 1996,
despite previous official registry from
CAF indicating she was born on 2 August 1994.
In December 2023, during the
2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification, she used the 1996 document to play against
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
, which had hosted the
2012 African Women's Championship
The 2012 African Women's Championship was a football competition, which was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The final tournament was held in from 28 October to 11 November in Equatorial Guinea.
Qualification
A total of ...
, where she had used the 1994 document. After the conclusion of the round and the in-field DR Congo qualification, Pambani's irregular fielding was claimed by the
Equatoguinean Football Federation, expecting CAF disqualifies DR Congo and reinstates Equatorial Guinea as a result.
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References
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1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo women's footballers
Women's association football forwards
Simba S.C. players
ALG Spor players
Turkish Women's Football Super League players
Democratic Republic of the Congo women's international footballers
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate women's footballers
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania
Expatriate women's footballers in Tanzania
Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey
21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people
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