DR Congo defender: we had no plan to stop the aging C. Ronaldo

2026-06-18 15:45 © Reuters

Shockingly, the 1:1 draw against the Portuguese national team revealed the secret to success of the DR Congo national team's midfielder Ngal'ayelis Mukau.

According to the African, in the group stage match of the World Cup, his team was not at all prepared to stop the veteran of the opposing team, Cristiano Ronaldo, and focused on other opponents.

"When you are old, everything changes. Of course, C. Ronaldo is one of the greatest players of all time and we respect him a lot.

How did we prepare to stop him?

We had no special plan. The striker is not what he used to be, he has aged," explained N. Mukau.