Wissa's cherry on top of DR Congo's brutal win over South Sudan
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Reading Time: 2min | Fri. 05.09.25. | 19:09
Newcastle United forward had no mercy for the underdogs, wrapping up a 4-1 statement win in the World Cup Qualifiers on Friday
It's been only four days since Yoane Wissa joined Newcastle United in a move from Brentford on Deadline Day, and the Congolese striker has already made his mark - but not for the Magpies!
The 28-year-old forward netted on Friday afternoon for DR Congo in a brutal 4-1 win against South Sudan in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. Wissa scored a goal and added an assist in a convincing win at minnows' soil.
Yoane Wissa | South Sudan 0-4 DR Congopic.twitter.com/w5BdXIhUhr
— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) September 5, 2025
It started great for the visitors, as Cedric Bakambu broke the deadlock early on before the same player doubled the lead before the half-time interval.
The game was wrapped up in the first-half stoppage time, with Wissa assisting Nathanael Mbuku for the third goal of the game, thus killing the tie.
Following the assist, Wissa added his name to the scoreboard, too. The Magpies' latest reinforcement showed some serious finishing skills, nailing it with his right for the Congolese fourth goal.
A goal and an assist for Yoane Wissa as DR Congo defeated South Sudan 4-1 today 🇨🇩
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) September 5, 2025
Well done, Wiss! 💪 pic.twitter.com/XYLWyhkZdn
South Sudan managed only to score a consolation goal, but Wissa and his teammates held onto a significant lead and recorded an important qualifier's win.
2026 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS - AFRICA
Wednesday
Seychelles - Gabon 0-4 (0-3)
/Bouanga 4, 34, 38, M'Bemba 89/
Thursday
Chad - Ghana 1-1 (0-1)
/Ecua 89 - Ayew 18/
Angola - Libya 0-1 (0-0)
/Al Mariami 48/
Guinea Bissau - Sierra Leone 1-1 (0-1)
/Balde 74 - Kamara 45+1/
Madagascar - Central African Republic 2-0 (1-0)
/Caddy 45+2, Randrianantenaina 59/
Mauritius - Cape Verde 0-2 (0-1)
/Cabral 22, Borges 70/
Sao Tome - Equatorial Guinea 2-3 (2-0)
/Afonso 8 pen, 42 pen - Ganet 52, Salvador 61, Nabil 69/
Algeria - Botswana 3-1 (1-1)
/Amoura 33, Bounedjah 71, 90+6 - Kopelang 43/
Cameroon - Eswatini 3-0 (3-0)
/Gamedze 6 (og), N'Koudou 25, Ebong 28/
Mali - Comoros 3-0 (1-0)
/Dorgeles 28, Doumbia 70 pen, Coulibaly 76/
Tunisia - Liberia 3-0 (1-0)
/Mastouri 5, Sassi 66, Saad 90+4/
Friday
Somalia - Guinea 0-3 (0-1)
/Guirassy 22, Othman 64 og, Camara O. 90+6/
South Sudan - DR Congo 1-4 (0-3)
/Majak 68 - Bakambu 13, 36, Mbuku 45+1, Wissa 57/
Kenya - Gambia 1-3 (0-3)
/Ogam 81 - Sinyan 12, Minteh 27, Barrow 38/
Namibia - Malawi 1-2 (0-1)
/Ndeunyema 86 - Mbulu 5, Mhango 53/
19.00: (1.85) Benin (3.45) Zimbabwe (4.50)
19.00: (22.0) Djibouti (10.5) Burkina Faso (1.10)
19.00: (8.00) Lesotho (4.20) South Africa (1.45)
19.00: (3.45) Congo (3.15) Tanzania (2.25)
19.00: (1.90) Uganda (3.35) Mozambique (4.40)
22.00: (1.20) Egypt (6.50) Ethiopia (16.0)
22.00: (1.17) Ivory Coast (7.25) Burundi (17.0)
22.00: (3.00) Mauritania (3.05) Togo (2.55)
22.00: (1.10) Morocco (11.0) Niger (18.0)
22.00: (1.30) Senegal (5.20) Sudan (11.0)
Saturday
19.00: (1.37) Nigeria (4.50) Rwanda (10.00)
***odds are subject to change***
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