Football Players Among 25 Killed In Kwa River Boat Mishap KINSHASA, Congo -- A boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people, many of them soccer players, authorities stated Monday.
The players were backtracking from a match in Mushie city in Maï-Ndombe province on Sunday night when the vessel capsized on the Kwa River, disclosed Alexis Mputu, the provincial spokesman.
Mputu put forward that the poor visibility at night may have been a factor.
At least 30 other people survived, reported Renacle Kwatiba, the local administrator of Mushie territory.
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Deadly boat accidents are common in the central African country, where late-night travels and overcrowded vessels are often blamed. Authorities have struggled to enforce maritime regulations.
Congo’s rivers are a major means of transport for its more than 100 million people, supremely in remote areas where infrastructure is poor or nonexistent.
Hundreds have been killed in boat accidents in recent years as more people abandon the few available roads for wooden vessels packed with passengers and their goods.
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Published 3/11/2025