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Moïse Katumbi's football club claiming €11m from the government

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TP Mazembe, the Lubumbashi club, are supposed to have all their travel costs covered by the Ministry of Finance. But since the 2021-2022 season, none of their travel has been reimbursed.

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French businessman Pascal Beveraggi, who recently arrived in the Katangan mining logistics market, has run into competition from the "master of Lubumbashi", Congolese politician and business magnate Moise Katumbi. Beveraggi, who is already battling with him in the courts and the media, has decided to tackle his rival, too, on his preferred battleground, the football pitch.

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Moise Katumbi, wearing a TP Mazembe jersey, salutes supporters in the club stadium in Lubumbashi.

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