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- ↑ "À LA UNE Isaac Ngata : "Je ne suis plus entraîneur du DCMP"". congoprofound.net. 27 April 2021.
- ↑ "N'Gata, chef de bande". leparisien.fr. 5 December 2001.
- ↑ "La prophétie d'Isaac Ngata". footrdc.com. 2 June 2020.