Florent Ibengé


Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé is a Congolese football coach who manages Vita Club.

Early and personal life

He was born in Léopoldville on 4 December 1961.

Coaching career

He was manager of Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua from April to May 2012, and of Congolese team Vita Club from February 2014.
He became manager of the DR Congo national team in August 2014, combining this role with his job at Vita Club.
He led DR Congo to the 2016 African Nations Championship title in February 2016.
In March 2017, he announced that he intended to step down as national team manager in 2018. He resigned in August 2019. After that, he returned to AS Vita Club.