Papy Okitankoyi Kimoto (born 22 July 1976) is a DR Congolese

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and former professional

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, most notably for the DR Congo national team and for SC Lokeren and

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in the

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. He is the current head coach of the DR Congo women's national team.

Career

Born in Kinshasa, Kimoto moved to Belgium in 1999, where he played professional football with Sporting Lokeren,

and Sint-Truidense V.V. After he retired from playing, Kimoto became a football manager with a CAF "A" license. Kimoto managed AS Dragons/Bilima and Jeunesse Sportive (Kinshasa) before he was appointed to lead

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in December 2018.

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* 1976 births Living people Footballers from Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Men's association football forwards Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players Belgian Pro League players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players AS Vita Club players Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Standard Liège players Sint-Truidense V.V. players RFC Liège players Atromitos Yeroskipou players APEP FC players Democratic Republic of the Congo football managers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Israel {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub