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Former Uganda Cranes head coach Sebastian Desabre has caught the headlines on the continent after guiding DR Congo to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Desabre was appointed in August 2022 as an emergency replacement to resurrect their qualifying campaign that was heading south.
His predecessor, Hector Cuper, had lost their two opening games against Gabon at home and Sudan away.
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The Frenchman employed his tactics and changed the whole set-up of the team to go on and beat Mauritania 3-1 at home before drawing 1-1 away.
However, the 1-all draw was overturned and awarded to the Leopards after Mauritania fielded an ineligible player in Khadim Diaw.
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18:04 - 14.06.2023
AFCON 2023 Q Desabre's DR Congo leaves Uganda Cranes with tough lessons ahead of Algeria duel
Uganda Cranes lost 1-0 to DR Congo in an international friendly ahead of the team's 2023 Africa Cup of Nations against Algeria.
DR Congo revenged against Gabon to win 2-0 away courtesy of Aaron Shibolo and Fiston Mayele in June before completing the mission against Sudan at home on Saturday.
The Leopards, who sat at the bottom of Group I, finished as the pool winners with 12 points.
Desabre eventually guided DR Congo to their 20th appearance alongside Mauritania, who finished second in the group.
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12:46 - 11.09.2023
POOL Chandiga, Muteesi lead Pool Cranes team for Africa Championship
Over 16 countries are expected to participate in the championships that will be held from October 11th -15th at Montecasino in Johannesburg, South Africa.
His exploits have already earned him plaudits as several giants look for him as a possible target.
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