With 14 international goals, Newcastle forward Yoane Wissa can move clear into third place among DR Congo’s all-time scorers before the visit of Sierra Leone on Thursday 12 November in Kinshasa.
Yoane Wissa is now just one goal away from a place on the Léopards’ historic podium. According to Sport News Africa, he has 14 international goals and already shares third place in DR Congo’s all-time scoring charts with Trésor Mputu and Shabani Nonda.
Two names are in his sights: Dieumerci Mbokani, credited with 22 goals, and Cédric Bakambu, scorer of 21. One more goal and Wissa would sit alone in that position, behind Mbokani and Bakambu.
A rise in form since September
He drew level with Mputu and Nonda at the end of September: Wissa matched them in four days, with his 13th goal on 24 September in Kinshasa against Equatorial Guinea (2-0), then his 14th four days later in Harare against Zimbabwe, according to Sport News Africa.
In 2026, he has scored six international goals, again according to Sport News Africa: a penalty against Bermuda on 25 March in Guadalajara (2-0), three at the World Cup, then two in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in September.
At the World Cup, he scored DR Congo’s first ever goal in the competition, against Portugal (1-1), then netted a brace against Uzbekistan (3-1).
Sierra Leone, then the return
The next chapter is at home. The Léopards host Sierra Leone on Thursday 12 November at 17:00 at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, before the return match scheduled for Tuesday 17 November in Casablanca.
One goal would be enough to put Wissa alone in third place, ahead of Mputu and Nonda.
A status already rewarded
Wissa’s name is also circulating at CAF, which has included him among the candidates for the 2026 African Player of the Year award, again according to Sport News Africa. The nomination says nothing about the eventual verdict.