Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé (born 4 December 1961) is a Congolese football coach and former player who manages Sudanese club Al-Hilal Club.

Early and personal life

He was born in

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on 4 December 1961.

Playing career

Ibengé played as a centre-back for

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, Excelsior Roubaix,

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and

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Coaching career

He spent his early coaching career in France, managing

and SC Douai. He was manager of Chinese club

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from April to May 2012, and of Congolese team Vita Club from February 2014. He became manager of the DR Congo national team in August 2014, combining this role with his job at Vita Club. He led DR Congo to the

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title in February 2016. In March 2017, he announced that he intended to step down as national team manager in 2018. He resigned in August 2019. After that, he returned to AS Vita Club. In July 2021 he became manager of Moroccan club RS Berkane. In June 2022 he became manager of Sudanese club Al-Hilal Club.

Honours

DR Congo *

African Nations Championship The African Nations Championship (french: Championnat d'Afrique des Nations; abbreviated as CHAN), known as the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship for sponsorship purposes, is a biennial African national association football tourname ...

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* African Cup of Nations third place: 2015 AS Vita Club * Linafoot: 2014–15, 2017–18, 2020–21 *

DR Congo Super Cup The DR Congo Super Cup is a Congolese association football competition, which takes place in an annual match between the Linafoot The Vodacom Ligue 1 is the top division of the Congolese Association Football Federation, the governing body of fo ...

: 2015 * CAF Champions League runner-up:

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* CAF Confederation Cup runner-up:

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RS Berkane *

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: 2020–21 * CAF Confederation Cup: 2021–22

References