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Flag of DR Congo Congo DR
DR Congo
Nickname(s) Les Léopards (The Leopards)
Association Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Flag of France Sébastien Desabre
Captain Marcel Tisserand
Most caps Issama Mpeko (81)
Top scorer Dieumerci Mbokani (22)
Home Stadium Stade des Martyrs
FIFA code COD
FIFA ranking 70 Increase 3 (6 April 2023)
Highest FIFA ranking 28 (July–August 2017)
Lowest FIFA ranking 133 (October 2011)
First international Belgian Congo 3–2 Northern Rhodesia
(Belgian Congo, 1948)
Biggest win DR Congo 10–1 Zambia
(Kinshasa, 22 November 1969)
Biggest defeat Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire
(Gelsenkirchen, West Germany, 18 June 1974)
World Cup appearances 1 (First in 1974)
Best result Group stage, 1974
Africa Cup of Nations appearances 19 (First in 1965)
Best result Champions (1968 and 1974)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team, more commonly referred to as DR Congo, recognised by FIFA as Congo DR, and formerly known as Zaire, represents the African nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in men's international football. It is controlled by the Congolese Association Football Federation. The team are nicknamed Les Léopards, French for The Leopards. They are a member of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The team have been ranked as high as 28th in the FIFA Rankings. As Zaire, they became the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and twice won the Africa Cup of Nations.

The country's first international match was played in 1948 when the country was not an independent nation. Then known as Belgian Congo, they beat Northern Rhodesia, a then-British colony now known as Zambia, 3–2.

Recent schedule and results[]

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

2022[]

Friendly 26 May Ukraine Flag of Ukraine Cancelled Flag of DRC DR Congo Slovenia  
2023 AFCON qualification 4 June DR Congo Flag of DRC 0–1 Flag of Gabon Gabon Kinshasa, DR Congo  
17:00 UTC+1 Report Babicka Goal 23' Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
2023 AFCON qualification 8 June Sudan Flag of Sudan 2–1 Flag of DRC DR Congo Omdurman, Sudan  
21:00 UTC+2 Bakhet Goal 16'
Abdelrahman Goal 86'
Report Bolingi Goal 90+3' Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Friendly 23 September Burkina Faso Flag of Burkina Faso 1–0 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo Rabat, Morocco  
Traoré Goal 57' Report Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Friendly 27 September Sierra Leone Flag of Sierra Leone 0–3 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo Rabat, Morocco  
https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/match/overview/2484987-rd_congo-sierra_leone Malango Goal 70'
Kayembe Goal 73'
Elia Goal 75'
Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

2023[]

Friendly 7 January DR Congo Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 3–1 Flag of Libya Libya Tunis, Tunisia  
15:00 UTC+1 Ma. Makkari Goal 20' (o.g.)
Makusu Goal 74'84' (pen.)
Report Mo. Makari Goal 24' (pen.)
Friendly 10 January DR Congo Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 0–1 Flag of Mali Mali Tunis, Tunisia  
14:00 UTC+1 Report Samabaly Goal 19'
2023 AFCON qualification 24 March DR Congo Flag of DRC 3–1 Flag of Mauritania Mauritania Douala, Cameroon  
13:00 UTC+1 Kakuta Goal 37'
Bakambu Goal 42'
Masuaku Goal 67'
Report Abeid Goal 55' Stadium: Japoma Stadium
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
2023 AFCON qualification 28 March Mauritania Flag of Mauritania 1–1 Flag of DRC DR Congo Nouakchott, Mauritania  
22:00 UTC±0 Soueid Goal 57' Report Bakambu Goal 9' Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
2023 AFCON qualification June Gabon Flag of Gabon v Flag of DRC DR Congo  
2023 AFCON qualification September DR Congo Flag of DRC v Flag of Sudan Sudan  
DR Congo
Flag of DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

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DR Congo
DR Congo
DR Congo – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

1. Matampi · 2. Mpeko · 3. N'Sakala · 4. Ikoko · 5. Tisserand · 6. Kabananga · 7. Mulumbu · 8. M'Poku · 9. Mbokani · 10. Kebano · 11. Botaka · 12. Bolingi · 13. Lomalisa · 14. Zakuani · 15. Mulumba · 16. Kudimbana · 17. Bakambu · 18. Bokadi · 19. Bokila · 20. Maghoma · 21. Mubele · 22. Mbemba · 23. Kiassumbua Manager:  Flag of DR Congo Florent Ibengé

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Confederation Competitions
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CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONMEBOL Copa América
OFC Nations Cup
UEFA European Championship
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Confederation of African Football

Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Congo · Côte d'Ivoire · Djibouti · DR Congo · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Réunion · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zanzibar · Zimbabwe
† Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

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