Galatasaray's Bakambu and his teammates start African World Cup Qualifiers with a win

In the first week of the African World Cup Qualifiers, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, featuring Galatasaray player Cedric Bakambu, faced off against Mauritania.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo won the match, played at the Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte, 2-0.

The goals that secured the victory for Congo were scored by Yoane Wissa in the 63rd minute and Theo Bongonda in the 82nd minute.

Cedric Bakambu played for 85 minutes in the match.

With this result, the Democratic Republic of the Congo began the African World Cup Qualifiers with 3 points.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo will travel to Sudan for their next match in the group. Mauritania will look for a win away against South Sudan.