Dieumerci Mbokani quits Congo
The on-loan Norwich City striker Dieumerci Mbokani no longer wants to play for Congo after "unfair" treatment by the Congolese Football Federation (CFF).
Mbokani fortunately managed to escape unhurt from the Brussels terror attacks on March 22 when he was in the Zaventem Airport. However, he has been traumatised from the event and was too traumatised to fly to the Democratic Republic of Congo for two African Nations Cup qualifiers.
After missing the home and away legs against Angola the Congolese Football Federation (CFF) are considering giving Mbokani a possible sanction.
Mbonki took to Congolese radio and said: "I always have problems with the CFF. That's the reason why I decided to stop with the national team.
"I do not want to play for Congo. I find the treatment unfair. Therefore, after discussion with my family, my relatives, I decided to stop.
"I was at Brussels airport at the time of the attacks. Immediately after, I called the vice-president Theo Binamungu and he promised to call me but, since that day, no one called me, not even a message of support and encouragement from what happened to me.
"I stayed in Brussels with my family, which I almost lost in the attacks. I asked my team to give me a few days of rest; time for me to recover from the trauma. Someone from the Congolese tried to make me travel to Kinshasa."