Will the Martyrs de la Pentecost stadium in Kinshasa host PSG during the 2024 Champions Trophy in mid-August? The question was on the menu of a morning discussion this Tuesday between the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the president of PSG. According to our information, Félix Tshisekedi and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi were able to meet in the lounges of the Hôtel de Crillon, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, palace on Place de la Concorde.
Félix Tshisekedi hopes to convince Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, member of the Board of Directors of the Professional Football League (LFP), who must decide this week on the location of the Champions Trophy. In competition with China, probably the city of Shenzhen where two editions have already taken place in 2018 and 2019, Kinshasa wants to take advantage of the official visit of the Congolese president to influence the future decision of the LFP. Ivory Coast is also one of the candidates.
The Martyrs of Pentecost stadium can accommodate 80,000 people. The word of the DRC is carried by Thierry Braillard, the former French sports minister, who has become a lawyer again. Kinshasa was already a candidate for the 2023 edition between PSG and Toulouse. China would have the LFP’s preferences for the time being. Especially since a contract for three editions had been signed between Shenzhen and the LFP for 2018, 2019 and 2020. A contract interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
