The Congolese booked their place in Tunisia with a bad-tempered 0-0 draw in Botswana, the highlight of which was apparently a second-half brawl.
According to the BBC’s report on the match LuaLua was largely ineffective, but did find time to join in a scuffle of his own
Good news for DR Congo but not so for Newcastle United with LuaLua set to be absent for the period of the finals (January 24 to February 14 2004) meaning that he is likely to miss three Premiership games as well as potential FA Cup fourth and fifth round clashes.