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DR Congo's Kidiaba glad to be oldest player in 2015 Afcon

Xinhua, January 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Democratic Republic of Congo's first choice goalkeeper Robert Muteba Kidiaba said he was happy to be the oldest player featuring at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)

"I have been working hard over the years and being the oldest player in the tournament this year means a lot to me that I am still enjoying good form," Kidiaba told Xinhua.

Kidiaba who is better known for his fantastic acrobatic saves and emotionally celebrations will celebrate his 39th birthday on February 1.

The experienced goalkeeper who has also helped DR Congo's top side TP Mazembe win the CAF Champions League trophy before said he will be eager to also enter the history books by winning the Afcon trophy.

"We are hungry to get far in this tournament and we know it will not be easy," added Kidiaba.

DR Congo who are in Group B alongside Zambia, Tunisia and Cape Verde Islands have only won the Afcon trophy once in 1968.

According to information from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), out of the 368 players who are taking part in the 2015 Afcon which started in Equatorial Guinea on January 17 and ends on February 8, only 26 are over 30 years. Pierre Sylvain Abogo, Cameroon's third-choice goalkeeper is the youngest player at the event as he turns 17 on January, 27. Endi