Dominique Kabasu Babo (4 March 1950 – 30 January 2022) was a Congolese

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defender who played for

Zaire Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa that was previously and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire was, ...

in the

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.1974 FIFA World Cup Germany
He also played for

AS Dragons Amicale Sportive Dragons is a Congolese football club based in KinshasaAs of the 2007/2008 season they play in the Linafoot league, the top level of professional football in DR CongoTheir home games are played at Stade 24 Novembre. In the past, ...

. Babo died on 30th January 2022, tributes were made by Tresor Lualua via Instagram.

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FIFA profile
1950 births Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Men's association football defenders 1974 FIFA World Cup players 1976 African Cup of Nations players AS Dragons (Kinshasa) players 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub