Democratic Republic of Congo claim 2016 African Nations Championship
Meshack Elia bagged a brace as Democratic Republic of Congo swept past Mali 3-0 on Sunday to win the African Nations Championship. TP Mazembe striker Jonathan Bolingi got the other goal 17 minutes from time to add the gloss to the final in Kigali.
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It's the second time DRC have won the competition reserved for players who feature in their national leagues. DRC claimed the inaugural tournament in 2009 beating Ghana 2-0 in the final. Tunisia and Libya won the other events in 2011 and 2014 respectively.
Cote D'Ivoire, who won last year's Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, beat Guinea 2-1 to claim third place.
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