Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDR Congo’s players have performed their traditional Fimbu celebration after scoring at this summer’s World Cup – a dance which involves a whipping motion.Fimbu means 'the whip' in Lingala, Congo’s most widely-spoken language. Originally, it referred to a lanyard whip used by Congo’s Belgian colonisers for corporal punishment. These says, it is more of a playful, rallying cry, stemming from a 2015 song by Felix Wazeka, Leopards Fimbu na Fimbu. The dance was seen when Congo scored their opening goal of the tournament, after Yoane Wissa scored to equalise against Portugal. In a viral clip, Zlatan Ibrahimovic performed the dance during his punditry work with Fox Sports, inviting fellow stars Thierry Henry and Alexi Lalas to join him. Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
What is Fimbu? DR Congo’s viral World Cup celebration and the meaning behind it
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDR Congo’s players have performed their traditional Fimbu celebration after scoring at this summer’s World Cup – a dance which involves a whipping motion.Fimbu means 'the whip' in Lingala, Congo’s most widely-spoken language. Originally, it referred to a lanyard whip used by Congo’s Belgian colonisers for corporal punishment. These says, it is more of a playful, rallying cry, stemming from a 2015 song by Felix Wazeka, Leopards Fimbu na Fimbu. The dance was seen when Congo scored their opening goal of the tournament, after Yoane Wissa scored to equalise against Portugal. In a viral clip, Zlatan Ibrahimovic performed the dance during his punditry work with Fox Sports, inviting fellow stars Thierry Henry and Alexi Lalas to join him. Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
