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'Historic' Moscow-Lusaka Football Match Unites Russia & Africa: President of DRC Diaspora in Russia

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© Sputnik . Grigory Sysoev / Go to the mediabankZambia's Kabaso Chongo and Russian national team player Tamerlan Musayev (right) in a friendly football match between the Russian and Zambian national teams. March 25, 2025.

Zambia's Kabaso Chongo and Russian national team player Tamerlan Musayev (right) in a friendly football match between the Russian and Zambian national teams. March 25, 2025. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 26.03.2025

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Russia and Zambia's national teams met in a friendly football match on Tuesday evening at the Central Dynamo Stadium in Moscow. The Russian team emerged victorious with a 5-0 win.

A "historic" football match between Russia and Zambia unites Russia and the whole African continent, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's diaspora in Russia Boyanza Bozi Patrick told Sputnik Africa, commenting on the friendly football match that took place in Moscow on Tuesday.

"It's a friendly match that brings together the people of Russia and all of Africa. It is a historic match for both nations and for the African continent. Africa is still supporting Russia despite the football sanctions," the Congolese diaspora president noted.

▶️ "Historic" Moscow-Lusaka football match unites Russia and Africa, Boyanza Bozi Patrick, president of the DRC diaspora in Russia told Sputnik Africa.

"Africa is still supporting Russia despite the football sanctions," he said. https://t.co/YcHexRxERK pic.twitter.com/mzwWmaoNLg
— Sputnik Africa (@sputnik_africa) March 26, 2025

Reflecting on history, Patrick highlighted the Soviet Union's consistent support for African nations during the colonial era, adding that cooperation with modern Russia continues in the present day.

"But we are still together because we still hold on to the history of all of Russia and particularly of the Soviet Union. Because during the colonial era, the Soviet Union or Russia was always on the side of Africa. Today, Russia, under the sanctions that have been imposed, we are still there to support Russian athletes," he emphasized.

▶️ Friendly football match between the national teams of Russia and Zambia took place in Moscow on Tuesday.

It ended with a crushing victory for Russia with a score of 5:0 in regular time. https://t.co/buh1HfBPqf pic.twitter.com/Xkmhsa9Sw4
— Sputnik Africa (@sputnik_africa) March 26, 2025

Saliya Mwanza of Zambia attempts a kick during the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic match between Brazil and Zambia at Felix Sanchez Stadium on October 17, 2024 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 24.03.2025

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