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AS Vita Club rejects resignation of interim president

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Members of AS Vita Club have rejected the resignation of Flory Mapamboli, interim president of the Kinshasa football club. The leaders also set 5 November for elections to renew the club’s leadership, following a tripartite meeting, Africa Top Sports reports.

Members of AS Vita Club, a football club from Kinshasa, rejected the resignation of its interim president, Flory Mapamboli, at a meeting to clarify the situation, Africa Top Sports reports. A delegate from LINAFOOT, the governing body of Congolese football, and several other figures were present.

At the end of a meeting bringing together the club’s Supreme Council, the General Supporters’ Committee and the interim coordination team, the club’s bodies set the next elections for Thursday 5 November. The vote is to appoint the club’s future leadership.

The vote follows a Vita Club supporters’ demonstration in Kinshasa against political interference, reported on 28 October.

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