Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé (born 4 December 1961) is a Congolese football coach and former player who manages Sudanese club Al-Hilal Club. Early and personal life He was born in Léopoldville on 4 December 1961. Playing career Ibengé played as a centre-back for Tennis Borussia Berlin, Excelsior Roubaix, US Boulogne and ES Wasquehal. Coaching career He spent his early coaching career in France, managing ES Wasquehal and SC Douai. 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. In July 2021 he became manager of Moroccan club RS Berkane. In June 2022 he became manager of Sudanese club Al-Hilal Club. Honours DR Congo African Nations Championship: 2016 African Cup of Nations third place: 2015 AS Vita Club Linafoot: 2014–15, 2017–18, 2020–21 DR Congo Super Cup: 2015 CAF Champions League runner-up: 2014 CAF Confederation Cup runner-up: 2018 RS Berkane Moroccan Throne Cup: 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup: 2021–22 References 1961 births Living people Footballers from Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers Tennis Borussia Berlin players Excelsior AC (France) players US Boulogne players Wasquehal Football players Association football central defenders Democratic Republic of the Congo football managers Wasquehal Football managers SC Douai managers Shanghai Shenhua F.C. managers AS Vita Club managers Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team managers RS Berkane managers Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) managers Chinese Super League managers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations managers 2017 Africa Cup of Nations managers 2019 Africa Cup of Nations managers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates in France Expatriate footballers in France Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in France Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates in China Expatriate football managers in China Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates in Morocco Expatriate football managers in Morocco Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates in Sudan Expatriate football managers in Sudan 21st-century Democratic Republic