Dua Stanislas Ankira Ntsonakoulou (born 4 December 1994) is a Congolese professional

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who plays as a

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. He represented Congo at international level.

Club career

On 5 January 2023, Dua Ankira moved to India and signed with

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side

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on a season-long deal. He was part of the team that moved to the main round of

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. They later drew 1–1 with Super League club

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and defeated

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by 2–0.

International career

In January 2014, coach

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, invited him to be a part of the

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squad for the

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. The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to

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, drawing with

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and defeating

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References

1994 births Living people Republic of the Congo men's footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players Republic of the Congo men's A' international footballers CSMD Diables Noirs players Men's association football midfielders {{RCongo-footy-bio-stub