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Shabiki wa soka wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Michel Kuka Mboladinga, anayejulikana sana kama Lumumba Vea, amewaambia wafuasi wake kuwa hataweza kusafiri kwenda Mexico kuiunga mkono timu ya taifa, baada ya kunyimwa viza.
Shabiki huyo mwenye umri wa miaka 53 alijitokeza hadharani kwa kushangilia kama sanamu wakati wa Mashindano ya mwisho ya AFCON nchini Morocco.
Katika ujumbe mzito kwenye mitandao ya kijamii, Mboladinga alielezea kwa kina juhudi kubwa za nchi nyingi kufikia mashindano hayo.
Lumumba Vea alifahamika kwa kufanana kwake na Patrice Lumumba, Waziri Mkuu wa kwanza wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo na mtu mkuu katika vita vya kupigania uhuru wa nchi hiyo.
DR Congo itaingia dimbani leo kucheza mchezo wa mwisho wa kuwania kufuzu kombe la Dunia, mashindano yatakayofanyikia Marekani, Mexico na Canada.
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Congolese super fan Michel Kuka Mboladinga, colloquially known as Lumumba Vea, became a viral sensation during this year’s AFCON tournament after maintaining a statuesque pose for entire matches in honor of Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s independence leader and first Prime Minister who was assassinated in 1961.
However, Lumumba announced he was unable to attend DR Congo’s World Cup qualifying play-off against Jamaica on Tuesday due to visa issues. The Athletic reported that a source close to Lumumba said the issues revolved around the need for bank statements in his visa application. Which couldn’t be acquired due to traveling to Kenya before flying to Mexico.
Vea’s announcement below 👇
Hello everyone,
It is with deep regret that I announce to you that I will ultimately not be in Mexico.
We were in Kenya, but despite all the efforts made, particularly by the Minister of Sports, His Excellency Didier Budimbu, we were unable to obtain the visas. So we returned to Kinshasa with the fellow broadcasters on the morning of Sunday, March 29.
On the same day, I was urgently contacted by an acquaintance who offered to take me to Ethiopia, where he has some influence, in order to attempt an express visa application for Mexico. I thus left Kinshasa around 5 p.m. and spent the night in Addis Ababa, where steps were initiated.
Unfortunately, even in an emergency context, obtaining an express visa requires at least one day of processing, and this under particular conditions.
Given that this was an important mission — accompanying the Leopards — and considering the duration of the trip to Mexico (between 18 and 22 hours with a layover, and up to 30 hours with two layovers), it seemed impossible to me to arrive on time and properly fulfill this mission.
I therefore decided to return to Kinshasa in order to support our ambassadors in another way.
From near or far, we remain united behind our Leopards.
I also wish to express my deep gratitude to this person who accompanied me all the way, despite his desire to remain anonymous for personal reasons. Thank you so much.
Shabiki huyo mwenye umri wa miaka 53 alijitokeza hadharani kwa kushangilia kama sanamu wakati wa Mashindano ya mwisho ya AFCON nchini Morocco.
Katika ujumbe mzito kwenye mitandao ya kijamii, Mboladinga alielezea kwa kina juhudi kubwa za nchi nyingi kufikia mashindano hayo.
Lumumba Vea alifahamika kwa kufanana kwake na Patrice Lumumba, Waziri Mkuu wa kwanza wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo na mtu mkuu katika vita vya kupigania uhuru wa nchi hiyo.
DR Congo itaingia dimbani leo kucheza mchezo wa mwisho wa kuwania kufuzu kombe la Dunia, mashindano yatakayofanyikia Marekani, Mexico na Canada.
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Congolese super fan Michel Kuka Mboladinga, colloquially known as Lumumba Vea, became a viral sensation during this year’s AFCON tournament after maintaining a statuesque pose for entire matches in honor of Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s independence leader and first Prime Minister who was assassinated in 1961.
However, Lumumba announced he was unable to attend DR Congo’s World Cup qualifying play-off against Jamaica on Tuesday due to visa issues. The Athletic reported that a source close to Lumumba said the issues revolved around the need for bank statements in his visa application. Which couldn’t be acquired due to traveling to Kenya before flying to Mexico.
Vea’s announcement below 👇
Hello everyone,
It is with deep regret that I announce to you that I will ultimately not be in Mexico.
We were in Kenya, but despite all the efforts made, particularly by the Minister of Sports, His Excellency Didier Budimbu, we were unable to obtain the visas. So we returned to Kinshasa with the fellow broadcasters on the morning of Sunday, March 29.
On the same day, I was urgently contacted by an acquaintance who offered to take me to Ethiopia, where he has some influence, in order to attempt an express visa application for Mexico. I thus left Kinshasa around 5 p.m. and spent the night in Addis Ababa, where steps were initiated.
Unfortunately, even in an emergency context, obtaining an express visa requires at least one day of processing, and this under particular conditions.
Given that this was an important mission — accompanying the Leopards — and considering the duration of the trip to Mexico (between 18 and 22 hours with a layover, and up to 30 hours with two layovers), it seemed impossible to me to arrive on time and properly fulfill this mission.
I therefore decided to return to Kinshasa in order to support our ambassadors in another way.
From near or far, we remain united behind our Leopards.
I also wish to express my deep gratitude to this person who accompanied me all the way, despite his desire to remain anonymous for personal reasons. Thank you so much.