Pitchou Kambuy Manga (born 12 December 1988) is a Congolese

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player who plays for

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of the

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. He also plays for the DR Congo men's national basketball team.

Professional career

From 2011, Kambuy Manga played for Mazembe and has several appearances in the

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with the team. In April, Kambuy Manga signed in Spain with

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's farm team, but the deal did not manifest as Mazembe asked for a transfer sum. In February 2022, he joined

of the

(RBL). He was named to the All-RBL First Team for the 2021–22 season. With REG, Kambuy Manga made his debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). On 14 March 2022, he had a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds in a win over US Monastir.

National team career

Kambuy Manga represented DR Congo at AfroBasket tournaments in

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and

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. He was the captain of his country at

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, where the Congo won a gold medal. He averaged 8 points and 4.8 rebounds for his country in the tournament.

References

{{DR Congo squad 2019 AfroCan 1988 births Living people Centers (basketball) REG BBC players ASB Mazembe players Sportspeople from Lubumbashi