Matthieu Epolo begins his second season as a Standard holder. Behind the scenes, the Federation accelerates to divert it from Belgian selections.
Matthieu Epolo proved it at the start of the season: he has already gained experience and maturity compared to the young beginner propelled as holder by Ivan Leko At the start of last season. His progress had already earned him a first selection with the Belgian U21s last November.
During the March Rally, the 20 -year -old Brussels resident even started his first match with the Diablotins. The logical suite for those who already defended the cages of our U17, U18 then U19 national.
But the boy also benefits from Congolese sports nationality. And that did not escape the Federation of the DRC. Behind the scenes, Congolese leaders do everything to convince Epolo to join them, with a certain Claude Makelélé at the head of the gondola.
Congolese Future International Epolo?
The former French international could himself have played for the Congo and is now an ambassador of the selection, with the main mission of supervising and convincing the most promising binationals … of which Epolo is part.
According to our information, the guardian of Standard was thus preselected for the next rally of the Congolese national team. The main interested party has not yet made his choice, but will have to ask the right questions and position himself in the days and weeks to come.
Matthieu Epolo (2005) was preselected by the Congolese Federation for the next rally 🇨🇩
🧤 It remains to be seen what will be the choice of the porter of #Standardinternational 🇧🇪 U17, U18, U19 et U21 pic.twitter.com/J7GjcvUi9O
– Loïc Woos (@loicwoos) August 18, 2025