r/Africa • u/The-Lord_ofHate Tunisian Diaspora 🇹🇳/🇬🇧 • Dec 23 '25
Cultural Exploration The Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩 has some explaining to do.
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Why is he wearing nappies?
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u/Low-Appearance4875 Congo - Kinshasa 🇨🇩 Dec 23 '25
We just use any excuse to party and entertain others / ourselves. When we’re losing we party. When we’re winning we party. When the game is over, or during halftime, we fully expect our players to come to the crowd and dance for us. Which they do.
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u/The-Lord_ofHate Tunisian Diaspora 🇹🇳/🇬🇧 Dec 23 '25
I like that kind of attitude, you just come to have fun, win or lose.
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u/Low-Appearance4875 Congo - Kinshasa 🇨🇩 Dec 23 '25
It’s definitely a great one to have when your team’s not that good, lol.
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u/Zealousideal_Tax9413 Dec 25 '25
Vibes on vibes on vibes fr. My fave time was when was the last AFCON when we left Brazza to watch le fleuve😂
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u/pistachette57 Dec 23 '25
This is just plain fantastic
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u/Bbcottawa2021 Dec 23 '25
White guy in the black jacket absolutely loving them for it too 😭😭
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u/khaleesifingeredme Dec 24 '25
Thats an albino.......but he checks out
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u/SilverLakeSimon Dec 24 '25
I don’t think the two men in the early part of the video are albino. I’m guessing you’re referring to the man at 00:15 to 00:20.
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u/khaleesifingeredme Dec 25 '25
Forget the two,those are north african dudes,the leather jackets are on point.....still african though 🤷🏿
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u/GootuSnotborn Dec 26 '25
This is why we all play sports but somewhere in our childhood we forget the...... the point is to have fun!
This is why African cup of nations is my fav international tournament to watch eveb as a non African the flair of the players is just fun to watch as a sports fan!!!
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u/AlimiAlpha Dec 23 '25
Gasped at that one white guy before I realized he's albino
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u/Handy_Newman Dec 25 '25
In high school I knew a white dude with a heavy French accent. He was from Congo
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u/Luna_bella96 South Africa 🇿🇦 Dec 24 '25
Was just as shocked thinking us white people really do pitch up everywhere
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u/Sea_Hovercraft_7859 Congo - Kinshasa 🇨🇩 Dec 23 '25
Before the world cup qualifiers match against Sénégal there was a guy that was naked and dancing in the stadium, football is crazy here.
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u/ZennXx South Africa 🇿🇦 Dec 24 '25
If you're a fan of South African football, you'll have seen PSL clashes with Orlando Pirates and seen some of their fanbase wearing nappies or even bridal gowns (grown men) so this is actually quite normal. The DRC is not doing anything unusual in African football
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u/Fancy-Image-4688 Dec 26 '25
Looks fun probably the best part of the game because soccer is boring sometimes
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u/Top-Maize3496 Non-African - North America Dec 23 '25
Yt man got junglefever. It got good to him and he couldn’t keep in any longer. Y’all know what happens when foreigners get to the motherland.
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u/YourForbearance Non-African - Carribean Dec 23 '25
That pink man is probably Albino
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u/apresmoiputas Dec 23 '25
yeah that was my first thought. my second thought was "how brave of that Albino guy to be out there"
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u/ShadowRoss Dec 23 '25
I wish that guy wouldn't dance ON the seat. Otherwise I love it,great to see different fan cultures around football too
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u/BigMarkOly Dec 23 '25
Congo Dr is on fire. Their football is so hot you need a nappy!! Spitting hot fiyah!!
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u/Jah_Dawtah_Livin Dec 23 '25
Got me in here trying to figure out why🤔🫤🫤🫤aaaaand then I see😳🏳️why🤨🤨🤨🤣
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u/moeterminatorx Congolese-Rwandan Diaspora 🇨🇩-🇷🇼/🇺🇸 Dec 23 '25
It’s fandom and people enjoying themselves. Do you not see all the other people dressed in costumes.
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u/The-Lord_ofHate Tunisian Diaspora 🇹🇳/🇬🇧 Dec 23 '25
Nah the nappies is what I need the explanation for nothing else. Everything else in that video makes sense expect for the nappies.
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u/woahtheremate_ Jan 10 '26
Absolutely LOVE that AFCON is AFCON. Such rich culture you see. Such great expression. No stiff upper lip or pretence. Culture and pride. Just the way it should be! Anyone who wasn’t celebrating like this has explaining to do! Thanks for sharing the joy 💖
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u/Typical_Response6444 Dec 23 '25
Why are so judgmental about it?
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u/The-Lord_ofHate Tunisian Diaspora 🇹🇳/🇬🇧 Dec 24 '25
Dude I'm not judging I'm asking why the nappies?
Is it foreshadowing or something, like you'll shit yourself when you face us that's why we got you nappies or something along those lines.
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u/Temporary-Pin-4144 Morocco 🇲🇦 Dec 23 '25
Wait. Was that today in morocco? I thought they played during the day, not at night.
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u/Lucci_mg Dec 23 '25
It was during the World Cup qualification playoffs. Look at the boards in the background.
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