Fedora 'Fedor' Ngondola Assombalanga (born 4 June 1969) is a Congolese former

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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

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in the

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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 {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub