Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 21:23 / Updated on Tuesday, 23 December 2025 21:26
The Super League has several footballers called up by the national teams participating in the African Cup. Benin lost to DR Congo on Tuesday, score 0-1. Yohan Roche (28 years old), Petrol's stopper, was the starter and scored the only goal of the game.
Also in Benin, David Kiki (32), FCSB's left back, was an unused reserve.
VIDEO | Yohan Roche made a mistake in the first match of the Africa Cup of Nations for the Benin national team
DR Congo Strike First! 🐆⚽
The Leopards make their dominance felt early and after just 16 minutes are already leading against Benin. 💥🔥
A brilliant finish from Bongonda puts them in front. 🎯🇨🇩#beINSPORTS #beINAFCON2025 #CAN2025 #TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 #AFCON2025 pic.twitter.com/WE3NoNVq7T
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) December 23, 2025
In the 16th minute, Theo Bongonda (30 years old) opened the scoring for the Democratic Republic of Congo. It would be the only goal of the game in Morocco.
With a poor placement, Roche made a decisive mistake in the success of the opponents. The stopper from Ploiești unbelievably let the ball pass him, Bongonda took advantage and scored without problems for 1-0. “Calamity in the defense of Benin!”, the commentator of the party reacted live.
Roche stayed on the field until the end of the game, but his national team failed to get at least a tie. It ended 1-0 for DR Congo, the national team that is in 2nd place in group D, led by Senegal also with 3 points, but with a higher goal difference.
For the Benin national team, the duel at home with Botswana follows on December 27.
Yohan Roche has played 18 games for Petrolul this season, scoring a goal and providing an assist. It is quoted by the specialized website Transfermarkt at 400,000 euros.
7 players from the Super League and a Romanian coach are at the Africa Cup of Nations
The Superliga sent seven players to the competition on the African continent, and FCSB is the team with the most representatives, three in number.
Romania is also represented by a Romanian coach at the tournament in Africa. This is Mario Marinică, the Zimbabwe national team coach. On Monday, his national team lost in the final against Egypt, score 1-2.
Africa Cup of Nations group D standings
source // Flashscore
