Congo's head coach Claude Le Roy of France reacts during their Group A soccer match against Gabon in the African Cup of Nations in Bata January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
BATA, Equatorial Guinea (Reuters) - Claude Le Roy’s dreams of yet another tilt at African Nations Cup glory came unstuck on Saturday as his Congo side crashed out in the quarter-finals following a 4-2 defeat by neighbours Democratic Republic of Congo.
The manager known as the 'White Witch Doctor’ -- due to his ability to conjure up unexpected success -- had high hopes of taking unfancied Congo deep into the tournament but his men exited after letting a 2-0 lead to slip through their grasps.
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