Merveille Kanjinga

Merveille Kanjinga
Personal information
Full name Merveille Kanjinga Nanguji
Date of birth (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21)
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) forward
Team information
Current team
 TP Mazembe
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– TP Mazembe 17 (10)
International career
2023– DR Congo 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Merveille Kanjinga Nanguji (born 1 February 2003) is a DR Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue nationale de Football féminin club TP Mazembe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo national team.

Club career

In June 2022, Kanjinga showcased her goal-scoring prowess during the 13th Coupe du Congo des Dames, scoring in each match, including scoring four goals in a 14–0 quarterfinal victory for Mazembe, bringing her tally in the tournament to 20 goals ahead of the semifinals.[1] In August 2022, she competed with the club in the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers in Malabo, where she emerged as the tournament's top scorer with four goals, including the winner goal in the final against AS Awa.[2][3] In October 2022, she scored the club's first goal in a CAF Women's Champions League match which secured them the win against Wadi Degla, marking their first win in the tournament.[4]

In November 2024, Kanjinga, who had scored a hat-trick against CSM Diables Noirs in the qualifiers, played a key role in the final tournament, helping the club secure their first-ever continental trophy. She scored three goals throughout the tournament and was named Player of the Match in the final.[5]

On 8 January 2025, Le Parisien announced that Kanjinga is set to join Paris Saint-Germain from TP Mazembe.[6]

International career

Kanjinga is a congolese international. On 26 September 2023, she scored her first goal in the 31st minute of a 2–1 win against Benin.[7] In December of the same year, She scored in a 2–1 win against Equatorial Guinea to send DR Congo to their first WAFCON in 12 years.[8]

International goals

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kanjinga goal.
List of international goals scored by Merveille Kanjinga
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 26 September 2023 Cotonou, Benin  Benin 1–1 2–1 2024 WAFCON qualification [7]
2 5 December 2023 Kinshasa, DR Congo  Equatorial Guinea 1–1 2–1 [8]

Honours

TP Mazembe

1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (3): 2022, 2023, 2024
  • DR Congo women's Cup:
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 2022
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner (1): 2024
  • UNIFFAC Women's Tournament:
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (2): 2022, 2024

References

  1. ^ "Mazembe en demi-finale, Kanjinga+20". tpmazembe.com (in French). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Ligue des Champions Féminine: AS Awa FC éliminée par Tout Puissant Mazembe". allezleslions.net (in French). Michaël Ndoume. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF WCL: AWA dethron Malabo King's, renew appointment with Mazembe in UNIFFAC Final". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2025. Star woman Merveille Kanjinga, who netted Mazembe's lone goal against AWA FC
  4. ^ "Post-Match Facts: Wadi Degla 0-1 FCF TP Mazembe". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2025. Merveille Kanjinga is the first player to score a goal at the CAF WCL for TP Mazembe as her 7th minute strike proved to be the match winner.
  5. ^ "Les Reines du TP Mazembe Triomphent : des performances XXL qui éblouissent l'Afrique". new-messager-de-la-paix.net (in French). Bertin. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025. French: Merveille Kanjinga en a été l'héroïne incontestée
  6. ^ "Mercato : l'attaquante congolaise Merveille Kanjinga débarque au PSG". leparisien.fr (in French). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b "CAN Féminine 2024 (Q): éliminé, le coach du Bénin accuse les bruits dans le stade". beninwebtv.com (in French). Romaric Déguénon. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Les Léopards se qualifient à la CAN féminine 2024". ouragan.cd (in French). Dan Kalala Kalambay. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2025. Thanks to two goals from Merveille Kanjinga and Ruth Kipoyi
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