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- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ↑ Frida Nolla (1 March 2019). "Transfert : Isabelle Mireille Mambingo Mambingo signe à Green City". www.camerounsports.info (in French). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "Competitions - All Africa Games Women Congo 2015 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
