{
  "id": 10549177,
  "title": "Wissa inspires DR Congo to victory as Zimbabwe mark home return",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/wissa-inspires-dr-congo-to-victory-as-zimbabwe-mark-home-return",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T22:34:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/football/wissa-inspires-dr-congo-to-victory-as-zimbabwe-mark-home-return"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, the Democratic Republic of Congo secured their second victory in a row by defeating Zimbabwe 2-1 in Harare. Leading scorer Yoane Wissa played a crucial role in the match, opening the scoring with a goal in the 30th minute and then setting up Samuel Moutoussamy for the second goal shortly before halftime. The hosts managed to bring the score level with a late goal by Marshall Munetsi in the 93rd minute, but it proved to be their only tally. Zimbabwe's performance marked their first home international game at the National Sports Stadium since November 2021, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa present among a packed crowd. The match illustrated the significant gap between the teams, with DR Congo dominating the first half and outperforming the 89-place lower-ranked Zimbabwe side.",
  "summary": "The Democratic Republic of Congo made it two wins from two in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Wissa spoils Zimbabwe homecoming as DR Congo win Afcon qualifier",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/wissa-spoils-zimbabwe-homecoming-as-dr-congo-win-afcon-qualifier",
        "published": "2026-09-28T21:54:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}