Tout Puissant Mazembe

Tout Puissant Mazembe and Clermont Foot 63 (France) officially decided on Thursday, May 16, 2019, to cooperate in the post-training of players trained in Lubumbashi by the Katumbi Football Academy. Frédéric KITENGIE, Sports director of TPM, and Ahmet SCHAEFER, President of Clermont Foot 63 gave details of this cooperation.

For several years, Tout Puissant Mazembe has invested and will continue to invest significantly in the training of young Congolese players including the establishment of the Katumbi Football Academy with quality infrastructure in the fields of education and sports, experts in detection and training of talents and allowing them to express themselves in various Congolese competitions both at national and regional level.

Clermont Foot 63 will bring to Tout Puissant Mazembe its expertise in post-training around the CF63 Training Center and accompanying the personal and sports development of these football players.

This project is fully in line with the strategy of Clermont Foot 63, eager to continue strengthening its local and national roots, while opening up to international partnership through an alliance of partner clubs.

Frédéric KITENGIE, Sport Manager of Tout Puissant Mazembe 

«Tout Puissant Mazembe is at the service of Congolese and African football to raise our values and our pride. All the work that has been done for several years is beginning to bear fruit with a promising future for these young footballers.

This cooperation will allow Tout Puissant Mazembe players, from Katumbi Football Academy, to pursue training in Europe in a serene and competitive environment, while remaining under contract with the Tout Puissant Mazembe who will accompany them throughout their progression and their future career with the support of Sport Equity. »

Ahmet SCHAEFER, President of Clermont Foot 63 

« TP Mazembe is a true "giant" of Congolese and African football with all its countless national, continental and international titles including as finalist of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2010.

With this giant, Clermont Foot 63 is certainly more modest but has around his city and the Auvergne but especially in his club, abilities to help young talents to express themselves, grow, and become better players.

We are proud of this confidence which is part of our ambitions for the club and also to place Central France at the heart of the game. »