June 27, 2026

Lumumba Vea

Michel Kuka Mboladinga (born 26 September 1976), also known as Michel Kuka, Michel Nkuka, or by the nicknames Lumumba and Lumumba Vea, is a Congolese football fan known for his distinctive living statue routine during DR Congo national football team matches. Since 2013, he has stood motionless throughout games, mimicking the posture of the Patrice Lumumba statue in Kinshasa. He gained international media attention during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
(source: Wikipedia.org)