Ferdinand

Yet former Manchester United captain Ferdinand is not convinced Gyokeres, who has been strongly linked with the Red Devils, is a good fit for his old club.

There has been no immediate response from Kabila, however, the secretary of his party, Ferdinand Kambere, rejected the ban, describing it as "arbitrary" on X.

Such thoughts are echoed by former United defender Rio Ferdinand who told PA that victory could spark a "new era" for the club.

"It wasn't a nice feeling," Spence told Ferdinand for the podcast.

It meant the midterms - which saw 18,000 seats contested, from local officials to governors and senators - became a proxy war between her supporters and her one-time ally, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.