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DR Congo national football team

February 08, 2023

Not to be confused with Congo national football team.
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see DR Congo women's national football team.

The DR Congo national football team, recognised by FIFA as Congo DR (formerly known as Zaire, alternatively known as Congo-Kinshasa), represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in men's international football and it is controlled by the Congolese Association Football Federation. They are nicknamed the Leopards.[3] The team is a member of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Congo DR
Nickname(s)The Leopards
AssociationFédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coachSébastien Desabre
CaptainMarcel Tisserand
Most capsIssama Mpeko (76)
Top scorerDieumerci Mbokani (22)
Home stadiumStade des Martyrs
FIFA codeCOD
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 73 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest28 (July–August 2017)
Lowest133 (October 2011)
First international
Belgian Congo 3–2 Northern Rhodesia 
(Belgian Congo; Date Unknown 1948)
Biggest win
 DR Congo 10–1 Zambia 
(Kinshasa, Congo DR; 22 November 1969)
Biggest defeat
 Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire 
(Gelsenkirchen, West Germany; 18 June 1974)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1974)
Best resultGroup stage, 1974
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances19 (first in 1965)
Best resultChampions, 1968 and 1974
African Nations Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2009)
Best resultChampions, 2009 and 2016

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

History

Early history

The Congolese Association Football Federation was founded in 1919 when the country was not independent. The team played their first game in 1948 as Belgian Congo against Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. The team recorded a 3–2 victory at home. DR Congo has been FIFA affiliated since 1962 and has been a member of CAF since 1963. The team's first official match was on 11 April 1963, against Mauritania in the L'Amitié Tournament played in Dakar, Senegal. DR Congo won the match 6–0.[4] The national team appeared in the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 1965.

Glory period

The Democratic Republic of the Congo had its first international success at the 1968 African Cup of Nations held in Ethiopia, beating Ghana 1–0 in the final. The team's biggest ever win came on 22 November 1969 when they recorded a 10–1 home victory against Zambia. Although a handful of Congolese players were playing in Europe (particularly Belgium) during these years, foreign-based players were seldom recalled for international duty; a rare exception was Julien Kialunda who represented Zaire (as the country was by then known) at the 1972 African Cup of Nations while playing for Anderlecht.

The second continental title came at the 1974 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Leopards recorded a 2–1 victory against Guinea, another 2–1 victory against rivals Congo and a 4–1 victory against Mauritius. These results carried Zaire through to the semi-finals where they beat hosts Egypt 3–2. In the final, Zaire drew with Zambia 2–2. Therefore, the match was replayed two days later, where Zaire won the game 2–0. Zaire player Ndaye Mulamba was top scorer with nine goals, which remains a record for the tournament. After this, the team returned to Zaire on the Presidential plane, lent to them by Mobutu Sese Seko.

Zaire were the first Sub-Saharan African team to participate in a World Cup, qualifying for the 1974 tournament in place of the 1970 participant Morocco, whom they defeated in the decisive qualifier 3–0 in Kinshasa.[5] Such was the desire to foster an identity of Zaire as a global player that Mobutu paid for advertising hoardings at the World Cup to display messages such as ‘Zaire-Peace’ and ‘Go to Zaire’.[6] At the tournament itself, Zaire did not manage to score any goals and lost all of its games, but gave credible performances against Scotland and Brazil. However, their 9–0 loss against Yugoslavia remains one of the worst World Cup defeats. A bizarre moment came in the match versus Brazil; facing a free-kick 25 yards out, defender Mwepu Ilunga, upon hearing the referee blow his whistle, ran out of the Zaire wall and kicked the ball upfield, for which he received a yellow card. This was voted the 17th greatest World Cup moment in a Channel 4 poll.[7] Ilunga has stated that he was quite aware of the rules and was hoping to convince the referee to send him off. The intended red card would have been a protest against his country's authorities, who were alleged to be depriving the players of their earnings.[8] Many contemporary commentators instead held it to be an example of African football's "naïvety and indiscipline".[9]

Crisis period

 
Zaire versus Brazil in the 1974 World Cup
 
Zaire versus Scotland in 1974 World Cup

After winning the 1974 African Cup of Nations and participating in the 1974 World Cup, the team was eliminated in the first round of the 1976 African Cup of Nations after recording a draw and two losses in the group stage. Morocco went on to win the tournament. From 1978 to 1986, the country did not qualify for the African Cup of Nations, while not participating in qualification for the 1978 World Cup and 1986 World Cup. In the 1988 African Cup of Nations, Zaire finished last in their group despite having two draws.

Return to success

From 1992 to 1996, Zaire, reached three consecutive African Cup of Nations quarter-finals. In 1992 and 1994, they were beaten by Nigeria, and in 1996 they were beaten by Ghana. In 1997, the country returned to its former name of Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the national team was re-branded as the Simbas, a nickname that stuck for the next nine years.[10] DR Congo played their first game on 8 June 1997 in Pointe-Noire which ended in a 1–0 loss to the Republic of the Congo. At the 1998 African Cup of Nations, DR Congo, led by Louis Watunda, surprisingly took third place, beating Cameroon in the quarter-finals and hosts Burkina Faso 4–1 on penalties in their last match after scoring three late goals to tie the encounter 4–4.

At the 2000 African Cup of Nations, the team finished third in their group, and in 2002 were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Senegal. Then, in 2004, DR Congo were eliminated after three straight defeats in the group stages. In 2006, led by Claude Le Roy, having finished second in the group behind Cameroon, the Congolese were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Egypt 4–1.

Struggles

DR Congo were drawn in group 10 for qualifications for the 2008 African Cup of Nations, along with Libya, Namibia and Ethiopia. Before the last match day, the Congolese led the group, but they drew 1–1 with Libya in their final match while Namibia beat Ethiopia 3–2. This sent Namibia through to the Finals, while the Leopards were eliminated. DR Congo also failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. In 2009, DR Congo won the 2009 African Championship of Nations, a competition reserved to players in domestic leagues, a tournament they would again win in 2016. DR Congo reached the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals in South Africa but were knocked out in the group stages after drawing all three matches.

The Ibengé era: rise and near World Cup miss

In the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, DR Congo again drew all three group matches but this time finished second in the group behind Tunisia, and therefore advanced to the quarter-finals to play their rivals Republic of Congo, a match in which the Leopards came from two goals down to win 4–2. However, they were knocked out by the Ivory Coast 3–1 in the semi-finals. They ended up finishing third, beating Equatorial Guinea on penalties, after the third place match finished 0–0 in regulation time.

DR Congo under Ibengé improved radically and had an outstanding performance for many decades in a World Cup qualification. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, DR Congo was grouped with Libya, Tunisia and Guinea. DR Congo managed an outstanding performance, beating Libya and Guinea home and away, but missed the chance after losing 1–2 to eventual World Cup qualifier Tunisia in Tunis and drew 2–2 at home to the same opponent.

Recent schedule and results

Main article: DR Congo national football team results (2020–present)

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

1 February Friendly Bahrain   1–0   DR Congo Riffa, Bahrain
  • H.S. Isa   48'
 Report Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
25 March 2022 World Cup qualification 1st Leg DR Congo   1–1   Morocco Kinshasa, DR Congo
 Report
Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
29 March 2022 World Cup qualification 2nd Leg Morocco   4–1
(5–2 agg.)		   DR Congo Casablanca, Morocco
 Report
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
26 May Friendly Ukraine   Cancelled   DR Congo Slovenia
4 June 2023 AFCON qualification DR Congo   0–1   Gabon Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
8 June 2023 AFCON qualification Sudan   2–1   DR Congo Omdurman, Sudan
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
23 September Friendly Burkina Faso   1–0   DR Congo Rabat, Morocco
 Report Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
27 September Friendly Sierra Leone   0–3   DR Congo Rabat, Morocco
Report
Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

2023

7 January Friendly DR Congo   3–1   Libya
March 2023 AFCON qualification DR Congo   v   Mauritania DR Congo
--:-- UTC+1 Report
March 2023 AFCON qualification Mauritania   v   DR Congo Mauritania
--:-- UTC±0 Report

Coaches

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendlies against Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone on 23 and 27 September 2022 respectively.[11]

Caps and goals as of 27 September 2022, after the match against Sierra Leone.[12]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Joël Kiassumbua (1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 30) 23 0   Bellinzona
1GK Baggio Siadi Ngusia (1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 25) 3 0   Mazembe
1GK Lionel Mpasi (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 28) 2 0   Rodez
2DF Chancel Mbemba (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 28) 66 4   Marseille
2DF Merveille Bokadi (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 26) 20 1   Standard Liège
2DF Dieumerci Amale (1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 24) 15 0   Difaâ El Jadidi
2DF Arthur Masuaku (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 29) 12 1   Beşiktaş
2DF Nathan Fasika (1999-02-28) 28 February 1999 (age 23) 11 1   Cape Town City
2DF Henoc Inonga Baka (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 29) 4 0   Simba
2DF Sita Luzolo (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 26) 4 0   Mazembe
2DF Gédéon Kalulu (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 25) 3 0   Lorient
2DF Issaka Boka (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 23) 0 0   Lupopo
3MF Neeskens Kebano (1992-03-10) 10 March 1992 (age 30) 33 6   Fulham
3MF Fabrice Ngoma (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 29) 18 0   Al-Fahaheel
3MF Samuel Moutoussamy (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 26) 17 0   Nantes
3MF Edo Kayembe (1998-08-03) 3 August 1998 (age 24) 13 1   Watford
3MF Miché Mika (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 26) 9 0   Mazembe
3MF Yoane Wissa (1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 26) 8 2   Brentford
3MF Samuel Bastien (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 26) 8 0   Burnley
3MF Mukoko Tonombe (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 27) 8 0   Young Africans
3MF Makabi Lilepo (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 25) 5 0   Al-Hilal
3MF Théo Bongonda (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 27) 3 0   Cadiz
4FW Cédric Bakambu (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 31) 40 13   Olympiacos
4FW Meschak Elia (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 25) 25 7   Young Boys
4FW Chadrac Akolo (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 27) 20 2   St. Gallen
4FW Ben Malango (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 29) 19 6   Qatar
4FW Jackson Muleka (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 23) 11 1   Beşiktaş
4FW Chadrack Lukombe (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 25) 3 0   Berkane
4FW Arnaud Lusamba (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 26) 2 0   Alanyaspor
4FW Phillippe Kinzumbi (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 25) 1 0   Mazembe
4FW Silas Katompa Mvumpa (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 24) 0 0   VfB Stuttgart

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for DR Congo in the last twelve months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Hervé Lomboto (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 33) 6 0   Motema Pembe v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
DF Issama Mpeko (1989-04-30) 30 April 1989 (age 33) 76 1   Mazembe v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
DF Marcel Tisserand (1993-01-10) 10 January 1993 (age 30) 36 0   Al-Ettifaq v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
DF Ngonda Muzinga (1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 (age 28) 23 0   Riga v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
DF Djuma Shabani (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 29) 3 0   Young Africans v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
DF Vital N'Simba (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 29) 1 0   Bordeaux v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
DF Arsène Zola (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 26) 1 0   Wydad Casablanca v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
DF Christian Luyindama (1994-01-08) 8 January 1994 (age 29) 23 0   Antalyaspor v.   Morocco, 29 March 2022
DF Jordan Ikoko (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 29) 7 0   Ludogorets Razgrad v.   Morocco, 29 March 2022
DF Chris Mavinga (1991-05-26) 26 May 1991 (age 31) 5 0   Toronto v.   Morocco, 29 March 2022
DF Yannick Bangala Litombo (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 28) 22 0   Young Africans v.   Bahrain, 22 February 2022
DF Fabrice Nsakala (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 32) 19 0 Free agent v.   Bahrain, 22 February 2022
MF Joel Ngandu Kayamba (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 30) 7 0   Boluspor v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
MF Glody Likonza (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 24) 1 0   Mazembe v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
MF Kévin Mondeko (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 27) 1 0   Mazembe v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
MF Sozé Zemanga (1999-11-17) 17 November 1999 (age 23) 0 0   Mazembe v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
MF Paul-José M'Poku (1992-04-19) 19 April 1992 (age 30) 22 6 Free agent v.   Morocco, 29 March 2022
MF Gaël Kakuta (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 31) 13 2   Amiens v.   Morocco, 29 March 2022
MF Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 28) 2 0   Luton Town v.   Morocco, 29 March 2022
MF Beni Baningime (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 24) 0 0   Heart of Midlothian v.   Bahrain, 2 February 2022 PRE
FW Jonathan Bolingi (1994-06-30) 30 June 1994 (age 28) 33 9   Buriram United v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
FW Jonathan Okita (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 26) 1 0   Zürich v.   Sudan, 8 June 2022
FW Yannick Bolasie (1989-05-24) 24 May 1989 (age 33) 50 9   Çaykur Rizespor v.   Morocco, 29 March 2022
FW Kadima Kabangu (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 29) 4 0 Free agent v.   Bahrain, 22 February 2022

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records

As of 8 June 2022[13]
Players in bold are still active with DR Congo.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

See also: DR Congo at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1930 Did not enter Declined participation
  1934
  1938
  1950
  1954
  1958
  1962
  1966
  1970
  1974 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 14 11 8 1 2 20 4
  1978 Withdrew Withdrew
  1982 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 6 9
  1986 Banned Banned
  1990 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 7 7
  1994 3 0 1 2 1 3
  1998 8 2 2 4 11 10
    2002 10 4 2 4 17 18
  2006 10 4 4 2 14 10
  2010 6 3 0 3 14 6
  2014 8 3 3 2 11 5
  2018 8 6 1 1 20 10
  2022 8 3 3 2 11 8
      2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Group stage 1/22 3 0 0 3 0 14 82 37 20 25 132 90

Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations
Titles: 2
Appearances: 19
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1957 Part of   Belgium
  1959
  1962 Not affiliated to CAF
  1963
Played as   Congo-Léopoldville
  1965 Group stage 5th 2 0 0 2 2 8
Played as   Congo-Kinshasa
  1968 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 10 2
  1970 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 5
Played as   Zaire
  1972 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 9 11
  1974 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 14 8
  1976 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 6
  1978 Did not enter
  1980 Did not qualify
  1982
  1984 Withdrew
  1986 Did not qualify
  1988 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 2 3
  1990 Did not qualify
  1992 Quarter-finals 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3
  1994 Quarter-finals 7th 3 1 1 1 2 3
  1996 Quarter-finals 8th 3 1 0 2 2 3
Played as   DR Congo
  1998 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 10 9
    2000 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 0 1
  2002 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 4
Played as   DR Congo
  2004 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 6
  2006 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 6
Played as   DR Congo
  2008 Did not qualify
  2010
    2012
  2013 Group stage 10th 3 0 3 0 3 3
  2015 Third place 3rd 6 1 4 1 7 7
  2017 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 7 5
  2019 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 6 6
  2021 Did not qualify
  2023 To be determined
  2025
Total 2 Titles 19/33 73 20 24 29 88 99

African Nations Championship record

Africa Cup of Nations record African Nations Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  2009 Final Winners 5 3 1 1 7 5 4 3 0 1 7 2
  2011 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 3 2
  2014 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 2
  2016 Final Winners 6 4 1 1 14 7 DR Congo qualified by walkover.
  2018 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
  2020 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 6 1
  2022 Qualified 2 2 0 0 7 1
Total 2 titles 5/6 23 12 4 7 32 24 12 7 4 1 19 8

African Games

African Games
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
  1965 Gold 5 3 1 1 11 5
1973-1987 Did not enter
Total 1/4 5 3 1 1 11 5

Head-to-head record

Including the record of   Zaire. Updated as for 1 February 2022.

Opponent P W D L GF GA W% L%
  Algeria 7 0 4 3 4 10 0 42.86
  Angola 15 8 3 4 22 13 53.33 26.67
  Bahrain 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 100
  Benin 4 3 1 0 10 4 75 0
  Botswana 5 2 3 0 4 0 40 0
  Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 100
  Burkina Faso[note 1] 11 5 2 4 22 18 45.45 36.36
  Burundi 4 4 0 0 9 3 100 0
  Cameroon 36 11 7 18 32 46 30.56 50
  Cape Verde 3 1 2 0 3 2 33.33 0
  Central African Republic 7 5 1 1 18 5 71.43 14.29
  Chad 1 1 0 0 4 0 100 0
  Congo 38 18 12 8 66 38 47.37 21.05
  Djibouti 4 3 1 0 21 3 75 0
  Egypt 12 1 3 8 13 25 8.33 66.67
  Equatorial Guinea 3 1 1 1 5 2 33.33 33.33
  Eswatini 7 3 1 3 11 6 62.5 12.5
  Ethiopia 6 5 0 1 11 4 83.33 16.67
  Gabon 16 4 8 4 12 15 25 25
  Gambia 3 1 1 1 3 5 33.33 33.33
  Ghana 24 5 6 13 23 40 20.83 54.17
  Guinea 13 5 2 4 12 9 38.46 30.77
  Iraq 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 100
  Ivory Coast 18 5 5 8 27 33 27.78 44.44
  Kenya 12 6 2 4 16 13 50 33.33
  Lesotho 7 3 4 0 17 4 42.86 0
  Liberia 9 4 2 3 15 10 44.44 33.33
  Libya 11 4 5 2 16 10 36.36 18.18
  Madagascar 14 7 3 4 27 15 50 28.57
  Malawi 7 4 2 1 9 6 57.14 14.29
  Mali 10 2 4 4 14 17 20 40
  Mauritania 2 2 0 0 7 0 100 0
  Mauritius 5 5 0 0 16 3 100 0
  Mexico 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 100
  Morocco 14 3 7 4 11 14 21.43 28.57
  Mozambique 7 5 2 0 15 7 71.43 0
  Namibia 3 1 1 1 4 7 33.33 33.33
  Niger 3 1 1 1 3 3 33.33 33.33
  Nigeria 10 4 1 5 16 16 40 50
  North Korea 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Oman 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0
  Qatar 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0
  Romania 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0
  Rwanda 5 2 0 3 10 7 40 60
  Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 100
  Scotland 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 100
  Serbia[note 2] 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 100
  Senegal 11 3 3 5 12 14 27.27 45.45
  Seychelles 2 2 0 0 7 0 100 0
  Sierra Leone 2 2 0 0 5 1 100 0
  South Africa 6 1 1 4 5 8 16.67 66.67
  Sudan 8 5 2 1 15 8 62.5 12.5
  Tanzania 12 5 4 3 13 10 41.67 25
  Togo 16 12 3 1 40 11 75 6.25
  Tunisia 20 5 4 11 17 27 25 55
  Uganda 13 7 1 5 27 10 53.85 38.46
  Zambia 25 8 10 7 41 33 32 28
  Zimbabwe 8 3 2 3 17 10 37.5 37.5
  1. ^ Includes the results of   Upper Volta.
  2. ^ Includes the results of   Yugoslavia.

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Not to be confused with Congo national football team This article is about the men s team For the women s team see DR Congo women s national football team The DR Congo national football team recognised by FIFA as Congo DR formerly known as Zaire alternatively known as Congo Kinshasa represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in men s international football and it is controlled by the Congolese Association Football Federation They are nicknamed the Leopards 3 The team is a member of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football CAF Congo DRNickname s The LeopardsAssociationFederation Congolaise de Football Association FECOFA ConfederationCAF Africa Sub confederationUNIFFAC Central Africa Head coachSebastien DesabreCaptainMarcel TisserandMost capsIssama Mpeko 76 Top scorerDieumerci Mbokani 22 Home stadiumStade des MartyrsFIFA codeCODFirst coloursSecond coloursFIFA rankingCurrent73 22 December 2022 1 Highest28 July August 2017 Lowest133 October 2011 First internationalBelgian Congo 3 2 Northern Rhodesia Belgian Congo Date Unknown 1948 Biggest win DR Congo 10 1 Zambia Kinshasa Congo DR 22 November 1969 Biggest defeat Yugoslavia 9 0 Zaire Gelsenkirchen West Germany 18 June 1974 World CupAppearances1 first in 1974 Best resultGroup stage 1974Africa Cup of NationsAppearances19 first in 1965 Best resultChampions 1968 and 1974African Nations ChampionshipAppearances5 first in 2009 Best resultChampions 2009 and 2016Congo DR have been ranked as high as 28th in the FIFA Rankings As Zaire they were the first Sub Saharan African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and twice won the Africa Cup of Nations Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Glory period 1 3 Crisis period 1 4 Return to success 1 5 Struggles 1 6 The Ibenge era rise and near World Cup miss 2 Recent schedule and results 2 1 2022 2 2 2023 3 Coaches 4 Players 4 1 Current squad 4 2 Recent call ups 5 Records 6 Competitive record 6 1 FIFA World Cup 6 2 Africa Cup of Nations 6 3 African Nations Championship record 6 4 African Games 7 Head to head record 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditEarly history Edit The Congolese Association Football Federation was founded in 1919 when the country was not independent The team played their first game in 1948 as Belgian Congo against Northern Rhodesia now Zambia The team recorded a 3 2 victory at home DR Congo has been FIFA affiliated since 1962 and has been a member of CAF since 1963 The team s first official match was on 11 April 1963 against Mauritania in the L Amitie Tournament played in Dakar Senegal DR Congo won the match 6 0 4 The national team appeared in the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 1965 Glory period Edit The Democratic Republic of the Congo had its first international success at the 1968 African Cup of Nations held in Ethiopia beating Ghana 1 0 in the final The team s biggest ever win came on 22 November 1969 when they recorded a 10 1 home victory against Zambia Although a handful of Congolese players were playing in Europe particularly Belgium during these years foreign based players were seldom recalled for international duty a rare exception was Julien Kialunda who represented Zaire as the country was by then known at the 1972 African Cup of Nations while playing for Anderlecht The second continental title came at the 1974 African Cup of Nations in Egypt The Leopards recorded a 2 1 victory against Guinea another 2 1 victory against rivals Congo and a 4 1 victory against Mauritius These results carried Zaire through to the semi finals where they beat hosts Egypt 3 2 In the final Zaire drew with Zambia 2 2 Therefore the match was replayed two days later where Zaire won the game 2 0 Zaire player Ndaye Mulamba was top scorer with nine goals which remains a record for the tournament After this the team returned to Zaire on the Presidential plane lent to them by Mobutu Sese Seko Zaire were the first Sub Saharan African team to participate in a World Cup qualifying for the 1974 tournament in place of the 1970 participant Morocco whom they defeated in the decisive qualifier 3 0 in Kinshasa 5 Such was the desire to foster an identity of Zaire as a global player that Mobutu paid for advertising hoardings at the World Cup to display messages such as Zaire Peace and Go to Zaire 6 At the tournament itself Zaire did not manage to score any goals and lost all of its games but gave credible performances against Scotland and Brazil However their 9 0 loss against Yugoslavia remains one of the worst World Cup defeats A bizarre moment came in the match versus Brazil facing a free kick 25 yards out defender Mwepu Ilunga upon hearing the referee blow his whistle ran out of the Zaire wall and kicked the ball upfield for which he received a yellow card This was voted the 17th greatest World Cup moment in a Channel 4 poll 7 Ilunga has stated that he was quite aware of the rules and was hoping to convince the referee to send him off The intended red card would have been a protest against his country s authorities who were alleged to be depriving the players of their earnings 8 Many contemporary commentators instead held it to be an example of African football s naivety and indiscipline 9 Crisis period Edit Zaire versus Brazil in the 1974 World Cup Zaire versus Scotland in 1974 World Cup After winning the 1974 African Cup of Nations and participating in the 1974 World Cup the team was eliminated in the first round of the 1976 African Cup of Nations after recording a draw and two losses in the group stage Morocco went on to win the tournament From 1978 to 1986 the country did not qualify for the African Cup of Nations while not participating in qualification for the 1978 World Cup and 1986 World Cup In the 1988 African Cup of Nations Zaire finished last in their group despite having two draws Return to success Edit From 1992 to 1996 Zaire reached three consecutive African Cup of Nations quarter finals In 1992 and 1994 they were beaten by Nigeria and in 1996 they were beaten by Ghana In 1997 the country returned to its former name of Democratic Republic of the Congo and the national team was re branded as the Simbas a nickname that stuck for the next nine years 10 DR Congo played their first game on 8 June 1997 in Pointe Noire which ended in a 1 0 loss to the Republic of the Congo At the 1998 African Cup of Nations DR Congo led by Louis Watunda surprisingly took third place beating Cameroon in the quarter finals and hosts Burkina Faso 4 1 on penalties in their last match after scoring three late goals to tie the encounter 4 4 At the 2000 African Cup of Nations the team finished third in their group and in 2002 were eliminated in the quarter finals by Senegal Then in 2004 DR Congo were eliminated after three straight defeats in the group stages In 2006 led by Claude Le Roy having finished second in the group behind Cameroon the Congolese were eliminated in the quarter finals by Egypt 4 1 Struggles Edit DR Congo were drawn in group 10 for qualifications for the 2008 African Cup of Nations along with Libya Namibia and Ethiopia Before the last match day the Congolese led the group but they drew 1 1 with Libya in their final match while Namibia beat Ethiopia 3 2 This sent Namibia through to the Finals while the Leopards were eliminated DR Congo also failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup In 2009 DR Congo won the 2009 African Championship of Nations a competition reserved to players in domestic leagues a tournament they would again win in 2016 DR Congo reached the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals in South Africa but were knocked out in the group stages after drawing all three matches The Ibenge era rise and near World Cup miss Edit In the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations DR Congo again drew all three group matches but this time finished second in the group behind Tunisia and therefore advanced to the quarter finals to play their rivals Republic of Congo a match in which the Leopards came from two goals down to win 4 2 However they were knocked out by the Ivory Coast 3 1 in the semi finals They ended up finishing third beating Equatorial Guinea on penalties after the third place match finished 0 0 in regulation time DR Congo under Ibenge improved radically and had an outstanding performance for many decades in a World Cup qualification During the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification DR Congo was grouped with Libya Tunisia and Guinea DR Congo managed an outstanding performance beating Libya and Guinea home and away but missed the chance after losing 1 2 to eventual World Cup qualifier Tunisia in Tunis and drew 2 2 at home to the same opponent Recent schedule and results EditMain article DR Congo national football team results 2020 present 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 Edit Bahrain v DR Congo 1 February FriendlyBahrain 1 0 DR CongoRiffa BahrainH S Isa 48 Report Stadium Bahrain National Stadium Referee Ahmed Eisa Mohamed United Arab Emirates DR Congo v Morocco 25 March 2022 World Cup qualification 1st LegDR Congo 1 1 MoroccoKinshasa DR CongoWissa 12 Report Tissoudali 76 Stadium Stade des Martyrs Referee Victor Gomes South Africa Morocco v DR Congo 29 March 2022 World Cup qualification 2nd LegMorocco 4 1 5 2 agg DR CongoCasablanca MoroccoOunahi 21 54 Tissoudali 45 7 Hakimi 69 Report Malango 77 Stadium Stade Mohamed V Referee Pacifique Ndabihawenimana Burundi Ukraine v DR Congo 26 May FriendlyUkraine Cancelled DR CongoSlovenia DR Congo v Gabon 4 June 2023 AFCON qualificationDR Congo 0 1 GabonKinshasa DR Congo17 00 UTC 1 Report Babicka 23 Stadium Stade des Martyrs Referee Bernard Camille Seychelles Sudan v DR Congo 8 June 2023 AFCON qualificationSudan 2 1 DR CongoOmdurman Sudan21 00 UTC 2 Bakhet 16 Abdelrahman 86 Report Bolingi 90 3 Stadium Al Hilal Stadium Referee Joshua Bondo Botswana Burkina Faso v DR Congo 23 September FriendlyBurkina Faso 1 0 DR CongoRabat MoroccoTraore 57 Report Stadium Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Sierra Leone v DR Congo 27 September FriendlySierra Leone 0 3 DR CongoRabat MoroccoReport Malango 70 Kayembe 73 Elia 75 Stadium Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium 2023 Edit DR Congo v Libya 7 January FriendlyDR Congo 3 1 Libya DR Congo v Mauritania March 2023 AFCON qualificationDR Congo v MauritaniaDR Congo UTC 1 Report Mauritania v DR Congo March 2023 AFCON qualificationMauritania v DR CongoMauritania UTC 0 Report Gabon v DR Congo September 2023 AFCON qualificationGabon v DR Congo DR Congo v Sudan September 2023 AFCON qualificationDR Congo v SudanCoaches Edit Leon Mokuna 1965 Ferenc Csanadi 1967 1968 Leon Mokuna 1968 1970 Andre Mori 1970 Blagoje Vidinic 1970 1974 Stefan Stănculescu 1974 1976 Julien Kialunda Otto Pfister 1985 1989 Ali Makombo Alamande 1989 Pierre Kalala Mukendi 1992 1993 Louis Watunda 1993 Pierre Kalala Mukendi 1994 Jean Santos Muntubila 1995 Muhsin Ertugral 1995 1996 Jean Santos Muntubila 1996 1997 Mohamed Magassouba 1997 Celio Barros 1997 Saio Ernest Mokili 1997 Georges Leekens 1997 Louis Watunda Iyolo 1998 1999 Medard Lusadusu Basilwa 1999 2000 Roger Palmgren 1999 2000 Mohamed Magassouba 2000 Jean Santos Muntubila 2001 Yuri Gavrilov 2001 Eugene Kabongo 2002 Andy Magloire Mfutila 2002 2003 Mick Wadsworth 2003 2004 Claude Le Roy 2004 2006 Henri Depireux 2006 2007 Patrice Neveu 2008 2010 Robert Nouzaret 2010 2011 Claude Le Roy 2011 2013 Jean Santos Muntubila 2013 2014 Florent Ibenge 2014 2019 Christian Nsengi Biembe 2019 2021 Hector Cuper 2021 2022 Sebastien Desabre 2022 present Players EditCurrent squad Edit The following players were selected for the friendlies against Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone on 23 and 27 September 2022 respectively 11 Caps and goals as of 27 September 2022 after the match against Sierra Leone 12 No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 GK Joel Kiassumbua 1992 04 06 6 April 1992 age 30 23 0 Bellinzona1 GK Baggio Siadi Ngusia 1997 07 21 21 July 1997 age 25 3 0 Mazembe1 GK Lionel Mpasi 1994 08 01 1 August 1994 age 28 2 0 Rodez2 DF Chancel Mbemba 1994 08 08 8 August 1994 age 28 66 4 Marseille2 DF Merveille Bokadi 1996 05 21 21 May 1996 age 26 20 1 Standard Liege2 DF Dieumerci Amale 1998 10 17 17 October 1998 age 24 15 0 Difaa El Jadidi2 DF Arthur Masuaku 1993 11 07 7 November 1993 age 29 12 1 Besiktas2 DF Nathan Fasika 1999 02 28 28 February 1999 age 23 11 1 Cape Town City2 DF Henoc Inonga Baka 1993 11 01 1 November 1993 age 29 4 0 Simba2 DF Sita Luzolo 1997 01 04 4 January 1997 age 26 4 0 Mazembe2 DF Gedeon Kalulu 1997 08 29 29 August 1997 age 25 3 0 Lorient2 DF Issaka Boka 1999 11 20 20 November 1999 age 23 0 0 Lupopo3 MF Neeskens Kebano 1992 03 10 10 March 1992 age 30 33 6 Fulham3 MF Fabrice Ngoma 1994 01 22 22 January 1994 age 29 18 0 Al Fahaheel3 MF Samuel Moutoussamy 1996 08 12 12 August 1996 age 26 17 0 Nantes3 MF Edo Kayembe 1998 08 03 3 August 1998 age 24 13 1 Watford3 MF Miche Mika 1996 09 16 16 September 1996 age 26 9 0 Mazembe3 MF Yoane Wissa 1996 09 03 3 September 1996 age 26 8 2 Brentford3 MF Samuel Bastien 1996 11 26 26 November 1996 age 26 8 0 Burnley3 MF Mukoko Tonombe 1996 01 16 16 January 1996 age 27 8 0 Young Africans3 MF Makabi Lilepo 1997 07 27 27 July 1997 age 25 5 0 Al Hilal3 MF Theo Bongonda 1995 11 20 20 November 1995 age 27 3 0 Cadiz4 FW Cedric Bakambu 1991 04 11 11 April 1991 age 31 40 13 Olympiacos4 FW Meschak Elia 1997 08 06 6 August 1997 age 25 25 7 Young Boys4 FW Chadrac Akolo 1995 04 01 1 April 1995 age 27 20 2 St Gallen4 FW Ben Malango 1993 09 10 10 September 1993 age 29 19 6 Qatar4 FW Jackson Muleka 1999 10 04 4 October 1999 age 23 11 1 Besiktas4 FW Chadrack Lukombe 1997 04 14 14 April 1997 age 25 3 0 Berkane4 FW Arnaud Lusamba 1997 01 04 4 January 1997 age 26 2 0 Alanyaspor4 FW Phillippe Kinzumbi 1997 06 30 30 June 1997 age 25 1 0 Mazembe4 FW Silas Katompa Mvumpa 1998 10 06 6 October 1998 age 24 0 0 VfB StuttgartRecent call ups Edit The following players have also been called up for DR Congo in the last twelve months and are still eligible to represent Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upGK Herve Lomboto 1989 09 27 27 September 1989 age 33 6 0 Motema Pembe v Sudan 8 June 2022DF Issama Mpeko 1989 04 30 30 April 1989 age 33 76 1 Mazembe v Sudan 8 June 2022DF Marcel Tisserand 1993 01 10 10 January 1993 age 30 36 0 Al Ettifaq v Sudan 8 June 2022DF Ngonda Muzinga 1994 12 31 31 December 1994 age 28 23 0 Riga v Sudan 8 June 2022DF Djuma Shabani 1993 03 16 16 March 1993 age 29 3 0 Young Africans v Sudan 8 June 2022DF Vital N Simba 1993 07 08 8 July 1993 age 29 1 0 Bordeaux v Sudan 8 June 2022DF Arsene Zola 1996 02 23 23 February 1996 age 26 1 0 Wydad Casablanca v Sudan 8 June 2022DF Christian Luyindama 1994 01 08 8 January 1994 age 29 23 0 Antalyaspor v Morocco 29 March 2022DF Jordan Ikoko 1994 02 03 3 February 1994 age 29 7 0 Ludogorets Razgrad v Morocco 29 March 2022DF Chris Mavinga 1991 05 26 26 May 1991 age 31 5 0 Toronto v Morocco 29 March 2022DF Yannick Bangala Litombo 1994 04 12 12 April 1994 age 28 22 0 Young Africans v Bahrain 22 February 2022DF Fabrice Nsakala 1990 07 21 21 July 1990 age 32 19 0 Free agent v Bahrain 22 February 2022MF Joel Ngandu Kayamba 1992 04 17 17 April 1992 age 30 7 0 Boluspor v Sudan 8 June 2022MF Glody Likonza 1998 05 10 10 May 1998 age 24 1 0 Mazembe v Sudan 8 June 2022MF Kevin Mondeko 1995 09 10 10 September 1995 age 27 1 0 Mazembe v Sudan 8 June 2022MF Soze Zemanga 1999 11 17 17 November 1999 age 23 0 0 Mazembe v Sudan 8 June 2022MF Paul Jose M Poku 1992 04 19 19 April 1992 age 30 22 6 Free agent v Morocco 29 March 2022MF Gael Kakuta 1991 06 21 21 June 1991 age 31 13 2 Amiens v Morocco 29 March 2022MF Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 1994 03 22 22 March 1994 age 28 2 0 Luton Town v Morocco 29 March 2022MF Beni Baningime 1998 09 09 9 September 1998 age 24 0 0 Heart of Midlothian v Bahrain 2 February 2022 PREFW Jonathan Bolingi 1994 06 30 30 June 1994 age 28 33 9 Buriram United v Sudan 8 June 2022FW Jonathan Okita 1996 10 05 5 October 1996 age 26 1 0 Zurich v Sudan 8 June 2022FW Yannick Bolasie 1989 05 24 24 May 1989 age 33 50 9 Caykur Rizespor v Morocco 29 March 2022FW Kadima Kabangu 1993 06 15 15 June 1993 age 29 4 0 Free agent v Bahrain 22 February 2022INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury PRE Preliminary squad RET Player has retired from international football SUS Suspended from the national team Records EditAs of 8 June 2022 13 Players in bold are still active with DR Congo Most appearances Rank Name Caps Goals Career1 Issama Mpeko 76 1 2011 present2 Chancel Mbemba 66 4 2012 present3 Robert Kidiaba 64 0 2002 20154 Zola Matumona 53 9 2002 2014Tresor Mputu 53 14 2004 20226 Joel Kimwaki 52 3 2009 20167 Yannick Bolasie 50 9 2013 presentKimemba Mbayo 50 4 1996 20119 Dieumerci Mbokani 49 22 2005 202210 Ndombe Mubele 45 9 2013 2018Youssouf Mulumbu 45 1 2008 2019 Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career1 Dieumerci Mbokani 22 49 0 45 2005 20222 Shabani Nonda 14 22 0 64 2000 2008Tresor Mputu 14 53 0 26 2004 20224 Cedric Bakambu 13 38 0 34 2015 20225 Jean Jacques Yemweni 12 16 0 75 2000 20076 Ndaye Mulamba 10 20 0 5 1973 1976Ngoy Kabongo 10 21 0 48 1981 19918 Dioko Kaluyituka 9 31 0 29 2004 2013Kakoko Etepe 9 31 0 29 1970 1976Jonathan Bolingi 9 33 0 27 2014 presentNdombe Mubele 9 45 0 2 2013 2018Yannick Bolasie 9 50 0 18 2013 presentZola Matumona 9 53 0 17 2002 2014Competitive record EditFIFA World Cup Edit See also DR Congo at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 1930 Did not enter Declined participation 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 14 11 8 1 2 20 4 1978 Withdrew Withdrew 1982 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 6 9 1986 Banned Banned 1990 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 7 7 1994 3 0 1 2 1 3 1998 8 2 2 4 11 10 2002 10 4 2 4 17 18 2006 10 4 4 2 14 10 2010 6 3 0 3 14 6 2014 8 3 3 2 11 5 2018 8 6 1 1 20 10 2022 8 3 3 2 11 8 2026 To be determined To be determinedTotal Group stage 1 22 3 0 0 3 0 14 82 37 20 25 132 90Africa Cup of Nations Edit Main article DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of NationsTitles 2 Appearances 19Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1957 Part of Belgium 1959 1962 Not affiliated to CAF 1963Played as Congo Leopoldville 1965 Group stage 5th 2 0 0 2 2 8Played as Congo Kinshasa 1968 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 10 2 1970 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 5Played as Zaire 1972 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 9 11 1974 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 14 8 1976 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 6 1978 Did not enter 1980 Did not qualify 1982 1984 Withdrew 1986 Did not qualify 1988 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 2 3 1990 Did not qualify 1992 Quarter finals 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3 1994 Quarter finals 7th 3 1 1 1 2 3 1996 Quarter finals 8th 3 1 0 2 2 3Played as DR Congo 1998 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 10 9 2000 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 0 1 2002 Quarter finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 4Played as DR Congo 2004 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 6 2006 Quarter finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 6Played as DR Congo 2008 Did not qualify 2010 2012 2013 Group stage 10th 3 0 3 0 3 3 2015 Third place 3rd 6 1 4 1 7 7 2017 Quarter finals 6th 4 2 1 1 7 5 2019 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 6 6 2021 Did not qualify 2023 To be determined 2025Total 2 Titles 19 33 73 20 24 29 88 99African Nations Championship record Edit Africa Cup of Nations record African Nations Championship recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 2009 Final Winners 5 3 1 1 7 5 4 3 0 1 7 2 2011 Quarter finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2014 Quarter finals 7th 4 2 0 2 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 2 2016 Final Winners 6 4 1 1 14 7 DR Congo qualified by walkover 2018 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1 2020 Quarter finals 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 2022 Qualified 2 2 0 0 7 1Total 2 titles 5 6 23 12 4 7 32 24 12 7 4 1 19 8African Games Edit African GamesYear Result GP W D L GS GA 1965 Gold 5 3 1 1 11 51973 1987 Did not enterTotal 1 4 5 3 1 1 11 5Head to head record EditIncluding the record of Zaire Updated as for 1 February 2022 Opponent P W D L GF GA W L Algeria 7 0 4 3 4 10 0 42 86 Angola 15 8 3 4 22 13 53 33 26 67 Bahrain 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 100 Benin 4 3 1 0 10 4 75 0 Botswana 5 2 3 0 4 0 40 0 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 100 Burkina Faso note 1 11 5 2 4 22 18 45 45 36 36 Burundi 4 4 0 0 9 3 100 0 Cameroon 36 11 7 18 32 46 30 56 50 Cape Verde 3 1 2 0 3 2 33 33 0 Central African Republic 7 5 1 1 18 5 71 43 14 29 Chad 1 1 0 0 4 0 100 0 Congo 38 18 12 8 66 38 47 37 21 05 Djibouti 4 3 1 0 21 3 75 0 Egypt 12 1 3 8 13 25 8 33 66 67 Equatorial Guinea 3 1 1 1 5 2 33 33 33 33 Eswatini 7 3 1 3 11 6 62 5 12 5 Ethiopia 6 5 0 1 11 4 83 33 16 67 Gabon 16 4 8 4 12 15 25 25 Gambia 3 1 1 1 3 5 33 33 33 33 Ghana 24 5 6 13 23 40 20 83 54 17 Guinea 13 5 2 4 12 9 38 46 30 77 Iraq 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 100 Ivory Coast 18 5 5 8 27 33 27 78 44 44 Kenya 12 6 2 4 16 13 50 33 33 Lesotho 7 3 4 0 17 4 42 86 0 Liberia 9 4 2 3 15 10 44 44 33 33 Libya 11 4 5 2 16 10 36 36 18 18 Madagascar 14 7 3 4 27 15 50 28 57 Malawi 7 4 2 1 9 6 57 14 14 29 Mali 10 2 4 4 14 17 20 40 Mauritania 2 2 0 0 7 0 100 0 Mauritius 5 5 0 0 16 3 100 0 Mexico 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 100 Morocco 14 3 7 4 11 14 21 43 28 57 Mozambique 7 5 2 0 15 7 71 43 0 Namibia 3 1 1 1 4 7 33 33 33 33 Niger 3 1 1 1 3 3 33 33 33 33 Nigeria 10 4 1 5 16 16 40 50 North Korea 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oman 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 Qatar 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 Romania 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 Rwanda 5 2 0 3 10 7 40 60 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 100 Scotland 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 100 Serbia note 2 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 100 Senegal 11 3 3 5 12 14 27 27 45 45 Seychelles 2 2 0 0 7 0 100 0 Sierra Leone 2 2 0 0 5 1 100 0 South Africa 6 1 1 4 5 8 16 67 66 67 Sudan 8 5 2 1 15 8 62 5 12 5 Tanzania 12 5 4 3 13 10 41 67 25 Togo 16 12 3 1 40 11 75 6 25 Tunisia 20 5 4 11 17 27 25 55 Uganda 13 7 1 5 27 10 53 85 38 46 Zambia 25 8 10 7 41 33 32 28 Zimbabwe 8 3 2 3 17 10 37 5 37 5 Includes the results of Upper Volta Includes the results of Yugoslavia References Edit The FIFA Coca Cola World Ranking FIFA 22 December 2022 Retrieved 22 December 2022 Elo rankings change compared to one year ago World Football Elo Ratings eloratings net 2 February 2023 Retrieved 2 February 2023 BBC SPORT WORLD CUP History 1974 Zaire s show of shame BBC News 22 May 2002 Retrieved 15 November 2013 Courtney Barrie 14 June 2007 DR Congo Zaire Congo Kinshasa List of International matches FRSSF Retrieved 10 November 2010 Leopards roar to Germany 1974 FIFA com Archived from the original on 23 September 2016 Retrieved 21 September 2016 More than a game Mobutu Sport and Zairian Identity 1965 1974 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 9 January 2017 Retrieved 21 September 2016 Explore Channel 4 Retrieved 15 November 2013 BBC Sport Football Zaire free kick farce explained BBC News 28 May 2010 Retrieved 15 November 2013 The Joy of Six Symbolic reducers including Roy Keane Norman Whiteside and Benjamin Massing Football London theguardian com 23 July 2007 Retrieved 15 November 2013 Football Team Nicknames topendsports com Retrieved 22 September 2016 Leopards La 1ere liste de 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