Editing Lomana LuaLua (section)

===Later international career===
In the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008 African Nations Cup]] qualifier against [[Ethiopia national football team|Ethiopia]] in April 2007, LuaLua scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory; the result extended their lead at the top of their group.<ref name="ethiopia">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6606235.stm|title=DR Congo extend Group Ten lead|date=29 April 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6609535.stm|title=LuaLua happy after busy weekend |date=30 April 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> He did not travel to Ethiopia for the away fixture in June, which DR Congo lost, as the authorities failed to send LuaLua his travel documents in time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6706027.stm|title=DRC minister hits back at coach |last=Citera |first=Patrice |date=31 May 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6713599.stm |title=Shock wins in Group Ten|date=1 June 2007|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> Following the failure of DR Congo to qualify for the tournament in October, the DR Congo sports minister, Pardonne Kaliba, suspended the manager, [[Henri Depireux]], and removed the captaincy from LuaLua.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7036291.stm|title=DR Congo coach suspended|last=Citera |first=Patrice|publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 October 2007|access-date=14 June 2008}}</ref>

LuaLua returned to the DR Congo squad in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2010 World Cup qualifier]] against Egypt in June 2008.<ref name="Egypt 2–1 Congo DR">{{cite web| url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=250418/match=300036747/index.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604010806/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=250418/match=300036747/index.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 June 2008 |title=Egypt 2–1 Congo DR |date=1 June 2008 |publisher=FIFA|access-date=26 July 2008}}</ref> After returning to Greece, he complained of severe stomach pain and was rushed to hospital to have his [[Vermiform appendix|appendix]] removed, ruling him out of subsequent matches for several weeks,<ref name="LuaLua under knife after health scare">{{cite news|url=http://www.sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=1912 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716121759/http://www.sportingreece.com/kb/article.asp?fIndex=1912 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2011 |title=LuaLua under knife after health scare |date=4 June 2008 |publisher=Sport in Greece |access-date=26 July 2008 }}</ref> as DR Congo moved to the top of Group 12 in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|second round]].<ref name="DRC thrash Djibouti">{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7453703.stm| title=DRC thrash Djibouti, Ethiopia win |date=14 June 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=26 July 2008}}</ref> Despite topping the group at that point, DR Congo were later eliminated at this stage and therefore failed to progress to the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|third round]] of qualifying.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7301308.stm| title=2010 qualifiers: Second round details |date=11 October 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 September 2009}}</ref>

In February 2012, national manager [[Claude Le Roy]] confirmed that he was with LuaLua in the aim of him returning to the national team for their [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification|Cup of Nations qualifier]] against [[Seychelles national football team|Seychelles]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Muga|first1=Emmanuel|title=Lomana LuaLua to return for DR Congo says coach Le Roy|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17139857|access-date=28 August 2015|date=23 February 2012}}</ref> He did not play that game, but in December LuaLua was named for his fourth [[Africa Cup of Nations]], in South Africa in [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aarons|first1=Ed|title=Africa Cup Of Nations 2013: Bolasie rejects DR Congo call-up|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20831198|access-date=28 August 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 December 2012}}</ref> He started all three matches—all draws—as the team exited from [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group C|Group C]].