This archive report was first published on 5 July 2019.
Published on July 5, 2019, Anderlecht player-manager Vincent Kompany is set to strengthen his squad with two signings from TP Mazembe, a Democratic Republic of Congo club.
Meschak Elia and Arsene Zola are the two Congolese players who will be joining Anderlecht, with Mazembe confirming their departure on their website.
Meschak Elia, a key player in DR Congo's 23-man AFCON squad in Egypt, is set to head to Brussels straight from Cairo after Congo's AFCON campaign. Zola, on the other hand, is due in the Belgian capital on Saturday, July 6.
Under Kompany's leadership, Anderlecht has already made significant changes, including releasing 23-year-old Congolese Sylevetsr Ganvoula. The team made it to the knockout stage as best losers after hammering Zimbabwe 4-0 in their final fixture.
Arsene Zola made a big impact during the Africa Confederations Cup in 2017 when Mazembe won the title. However, the 23-year-old was involved in a controversy in April when DR Congo were expelled from the Olympic games qualifiers after he pushed his date of birth forward by a year to 1997.
DR Congo will face Madagascar's Barea in the AFCON last 16 in Alexandria on Sunday, July 7.
