Ibenge proud of vanquished DRC

DR Congo coach Florent Ibenge is gutted by the semifinal loss
to Cote d’Ivoire but is proud of The Leopards race at the 2015
Africa Cup.
Cote d’Ivoire on Wednesday outclassed DR Congo in front of
goal with three top draw goals in Bata to win 3-1 and reach
Sunday’s final at the same venue.
“I am disappointed with the defeat, we are competitors, we
wanted to qualify, but we saw a team that must not be
ashamed of their performance, that showed a good side of
Congolese football,” Ibenge said.
“This team doesn’t have a lot of games behind her, six in the
qualifiers and five here. It takes time and there were serious
players on the other side.
“My players ran, they had some desire, but they lacked some
maturity to disturb a well organised side.
“I also blamed the fact that we conceded first. We were not
focused enough, we made an individual mistake which gave
them a lucky lead into the break.”