place_of_birth yannick bapupa
Ngabu Yannick Bapupa ( born 21 January 1982 ) is a Congolese footballer who plays for as a midfielder and is currently a free agent after leaving his ___MASK35___ recent club AFC United . He made his first cap for DR Congo national football team against Gabon on 25 March 2008 . The Democratic ___MASK80___ ___MASK81___ the Congo , also known as DR Congo , DRC , DROC , East Congo , Congo - ___MASK22___ , or simply the Congo is a country located in Central Africa . From 1971 to 1997 it was named , and is sometimes still called Zaire , and from 1908 to 1960 it was called the Belgian Congo . The DRC borders the Central African ___MASK80___ , and South Sudan to the north ; Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi and Tanzania to the east ; Zambia and Angola to the south ; the ___MASK80___ ___MASK81___ the Congo to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest . It is the second - largest country in Africa by area and eleventh largest in the world . With a population ___MASK81___ over 80 million , the Democratic ___MASK80___ ___MASK81___ the Congo is the most populated officially Francophone country , the fourth most - populated nation in Africa and the eighteenth most populated country in the world . The Democratic ___MASK80___ ___MASK81___ the Congo national football team ( formerly the Zaire national football team ) is the national team ___MASK81___ the Democratic ___MASK80___ ___MASK81___ the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football - Association ( FECOFA ). They are nicknamed " the Leopards ". A midfielder is an association football position . Midfielders are generally positioned on the field between their team ' s defenders and forwards . Some midfielders play a disciplined defensive role , breaking up attacks , and are otherwise known as defensive midfielders . Others blur the boundaries , being more ___MASK64___ and efficient in passing : they are commonly referred to as deep - lying midfielders , play - makers , ___MASK68___ - to - ___MASK68___ , or holding midfielders . The number of midfielders on a team and their assigned roles depends on the team ' s formation ; the collective group of these players on the field is sometimes referred to as the midfield .