News BARCELONA AGREE SHIRT SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH DR CONGO admin | 31 July 2025 BBC Barcelona players will have “DR Congo – Heart of Africa” emblazoned on the back of their training shirts from the start of next season, after the top Spanish football team agreed on a four-year deal with the central African country. The partnership will reportedly cost the Democratic Republic of Congo 44m euros ($50m; £38m), although the club has not disclosed the figure it will receive. The arrangement has faced criticism from some Congolese who have questioned their government’s priorities, especially as its domestic football league has been plagued by chronic underfunding for years. But the authorities have defended the agreement, saying that it will help raise the profile of the country. As part of the deal, Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium will host what the club called an “immersive exhibition… to showcase the cultural diversity and sporting tradition” of DR Congo. The country’s sports minister Didier Budimbu told BBC Focus on Afric Written by admin Comments This post currently has no comments. Leave a Replycancel CancelComment* Name* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Search search Latest news ORUKA HEALTH CENTRE RELIEVES COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NWOYA newsroom-radiopacis | 6 October 2026 AU PANEL VISITS M23-CONTROLLED GOMA FOR PEACE TALKS newsroom-radiopacis | 6 October 2026 NIGERIA MOURNS AS 32 KILLED IN MILITARY PLANE CRASH newsroom-radiopacis | 6 October 2026 Upcoming on 90.9 FM Good Morning West Nile 5:30am Kuyi Uti Ngero 9:30am Life As We Know It 11:30am Daily Press Review 1:00pm Ama Mu Drile 2:00pm Sunset Flavor 5:00pm In Da Mood 9:00pm Upcoming on 94.5 FM Tengo Toi 5:30am Wachid Anyim 10:00am Daily Press Review 1:00pm Gospel Break 2:00pm Evening Drive 4:00pm Kanambo 9:00pm Upcoming on 101.4 FM Auto music 4:00am Lwongo Me Kudiku 6:00am Wacitu-Anyim 10:00am Daily Press Review 1:00pm Gospel Afternoon 2:00pm Show Time Sports 3:00pm Gen Wa 4:00pm Upcoming on 104.8 FM Owi Raa 5:30am Ezuta Goliba Dri 10:00am Kulu na Wahid 11:00am Daily Press Review 1:00pm Amatura 2:00pm Pacis Drive 5:00pm Lovu 9:00pm
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