Author: Gabin Nzita

Nihon Taijutsu in Congo: ACNTJ Plans Wider Rollout Having completed the installation of its organisational structures in the country’s southern area, the Congolese Association of Nihon Taijutsu (Amicale congolaise de Nihon Taijutsu, ACNTJ) is preparing, in the coming days, to extend its departmental commissions into additional parts of the Republic of Congo. According to information communicated by the association, the next targets include the Keni-Alima department, the Plateaux, and other localities likely to be covered in a subsequent phase. ACNTJ operates under an affiliation with the Congolese Federation of Close Combat and Associated Disciplines (Fédération congolaise de close combat et…

Ignié’s technical centre as a stage for symbolic renewal At sunrise on 28 June, the red‐and‐green buses rolled into the Federation Congolaise de Football’s secluded complex in Ignié, forty-five kilometres north of Brazzaville. The date was anything but incidental. By advancing the camp five clear weeks before the opening fixture of the African Nations Championship, head coach Barthélémy Ngatsono signalled a departure from the truncated preparations that had marred previous editions. The government’s Ministry of Sports, keen to turn the page on recent administrative turbulence, ensured full logistical backing for a venue long envisaged as a showcase of national investment…