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- ↑ "Congo Who's who" (in French). Congo-site.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ↑ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
Further reading
- M'Passi, Louis Aimé (2009). Mbemba Jonas Tostao : La légende du meilleur footballeur du Congo Brazzaville (in French). Edilivre-Aparis. ISBN 2-8121-2103-3.
