• Tweeter
  • republish

Elia Meschack (N ° 13) wrestling with Egyptian Mohamed Salah at CAN 2019. JAVIER SORIANO / AFP

Congolese international and local star Elia Meschack has been suspended for one year by his football federation. Originally, a story of transfer with his (ex) club TP Mazembe gone wrong.

Love stories end badly in general and in football in particular. This seems to illustrate in the DRC this open conflict between the star of Lubumbashi Elia Meschack and the Almighty Mazembe. The attacking midfielder left the Congolese club this summer to finalize his contract with the Belgian club Anderlecht. A project that did not suit him because Elia Meschack left Belgium to reappear in Switzerland where he had been approached rejecting the offer of Anderlecht, who had the favors of his club, the Almighty Mazembe.

" Federation accomplice ... "

The Lubumbashi formation then takes the case to the Congolese Football Federation. This suspends the player last Monday. The sanction was denounced this weekend by Elia Meschack who threatens to bring the case to justice. It was via social networks that the former striker of TP Mazembe expressed himself by calling the " decision of the Fecofa pressure " on his person and accuses the federal authority of complicity since it would not have given him the possibility of defending itself in this conflict with TP Mazembe.

Katumbi's warning ...

However, the club and his player had said goodbye and even President Moïse Katumbi had advised his future ex-player. This turned out to be a warning. " Respect the word, when you put your signature ... Managers can come and tell you '' I'm going to bring you to Bayern or left to right. You go to Anderlecht, if one day Anderlecht wants to transfer you, he'll do it. You do not have to follow these managers, most of them are bandits, "Katumbi had told Meschack. The latter would have preferred the Swiss air to the Belgian and today only " an amicable arrangement " with TP Mazembe could change its suspension, according to Adolphe Kabamba, 6th Vice President of the Congolese Football Federation.