Junior Kabananga: The Revelation

The young and energetic striker has scored three goals in three matches at the ongoing 2017 AFCON in Gabon.

DR Congo’s Junior Kabananga Kalonji is a revelation in the ongoing AFCON 2017 in Gabon.
Since the start of the competition all eyes are on the young and energetic striker whose dream is to take his team to the finals.  Junior Kabananga is the tournament top scorer. He has scored three goals in three matches and his brilliant performance has helped the Democratic Republic of Congo to reach the Africa Cup of Nation’s last eight as Group C winners with a victory that eliminated Togo. As the Leopard of DR Congo move to the second round of the competition the team will be relying on Junior Kabananga for his striking abilities.
Born in Kinshasa in on April14, 1989, Kabananga began his early career with FC MK Etanchéité. He made his senior debut for Belgian club Anderlecht in the 2010-11 season. In June 2015 he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Astana. ...