Fedora 'Fedor' Ngondola Assombalanga (born 4 June 1969) is a
Congolese former
footballer
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who played as a
striker for
AS Dragons/Bilima. He was a lethal striker scoring nearly every match, and finished topscorer nearly every season in the Congolese National League. He scored over 30 goals each season.
Personal life
Assombalanga retired in 1992, and moved to live in London, England. His son,
Britt Assombalonga
Britt Curtis Assombalonga (born 6 December 1992) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Watford and the DR Congo national team. He played in the Football League for Watford, Southend United, Peterborough United, No ...
, is also a professional footballer who plays for the
DR Congo national team.
International career
Assombalonga played for
Zaire
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in the
1992 African Nations Cup
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.
References
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Living people
1969 births
Men's association football forwards
Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
AS Dragons (Kinshasa) players
Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to England
1992 African Cup of Nations players
Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
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