DR_Congo_A'_national_football_team
DR Congo A' national football team
National team for in-DR Congo players
The DR Congo A' national team is the local national football team of the DR Congo (formerly Zaire, alternatively known as Congo-Kinshasa) and is open only to domestic league players. The team represents DR Congo at the African Nations Championship and is governed by the Congolese Association Football Federation. They are nicknamed The Leopards.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
| Nickname(s) | The Leopards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Congolese Association Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Christian Nsengi-Biembe | ||
| Home stadium | Stade des Martyrs | ||
| FIFA code | COD | ||
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| African Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 2009 and 2016 | ||
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DR Congo won the maiden African Nations Championship hosted by Ivory Coast in 2009[1] and repeated the feat at the 2016 tournament.[2] Since 2014, all DR Congo A' team matches have been recognized by FIFA as first team matches.[3]
More information African Nations Championship, Appearances: 5 ...
| African Nations Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 5 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 2009 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
 2011 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 2014 | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
 2016 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
 2018 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2020 | Quarter- finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 2022 | Group stage | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 2024 | To be Determined | |||||||
| Total | Champions | 5/7 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 24 |
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Results
Main article: 2020 African Nations Championship qualification
Central African Republic v 
DR Congo
| 22 September 2019 2020 African Nations Championship | Central African Republic | 0–2 | DR Congo | Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui |
| 16:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Referee: Diosdado Nzibi Nze Angono (Equatorial Guinea) |
DR Congo v Central African Republic
| 20 October 2019 2020 African Nations Championship | DR Congo | 4–1 | Central African Republic | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa |
| 15:30 (UTC+1) | Report | Dimokoyen  70' |
Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon) |
Fixtures
Main article: 2020 African Nations Championship
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Libya |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | DR Congo |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Congo |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Niger |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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First match(es) will be played: January 2021. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
The following players were called up for the 2020 African Nations Championship matches against Central African Republic.
Caps and goals as of 20 October 2019 after the match against Central African Republic.
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Jackson Lunanga Sankiaro | (1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | AS Vita | |
| 1GK | Nathan Mabruki | (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 35) | 3 | 0 | DC Motema Pembe | |
| 2DF | Mukoko Amale | (1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | DC Motema Pembe | |
| 2DF | Issama Mpeko | (1989-05-30) 30 May 1989 (age 34) | 71 | 1 | TP Mazembe | |
| 2DF | Ernest Luzolo Sita | (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27) | 3 | 0 | AS Vita | |
| 2DF | Kévin Mondeko | (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | TP Mazembe | |
| 2DF | Luete Ava Dongo | (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 28) | 5 | 1 | AS Vita | |
| 2DF | Atibu Radjabu | 0 | 0 | AS Maniema Union | ||
| 3MF | Teji Lutonadio | 2 | 0 | AS Maniema Union | ||
| 3MF | Rachidi Assumani | (1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | DC Motema Pembe | |
| 3MF | Steve Ebuela | 0 | 0 | AS Dauphins Noirs | ||
| 3MF | Glody Likonza | (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | TP Mazembe | |
| 3MF | Zemanga Soze | 0 | 0 | AS Vita | ||
| 3MF | Mukoko Tonombe | (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | AS Vita | |
| 3MF | Beverly Makangila | (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo | |
| 3MF | Jérémie Mumbere | (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 32) | 2 | 0 | AS Vita | |
| 3MF | Ikoyo Iyembe | 1 | 0 | DC Motema Pembe | ||
| 4FW | Vinny Kmobe Bongonga | (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | DC Motema Pembe | |
| 4FW | Ducapel Moloko | (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | AS Vita | |
| 4FW | Jackson Muleka | (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 24) | 7 | 3 | TP Mazembe | |
| 4FW | Isaac Tshibangu | (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | TP Mazembe | |
| 4FW | Merveille Wamba Kikasa | (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 1 | AS Vita | |
| 4FW | Chico Ushindi Was Kubanza | (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Unknown | |
| 4FW | Joël Beya | (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24) | 3 | 4 | TP Mazembe | |
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Previous squads
- African Nations Championship squads
- "DR Congo wins maiden CHAN tournament". BBC Africa. 8 March 2009.
- "DR Congo humiliate Mali to win CHAN 2016". Legit.ng. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- "CHAN matches to count as first team matches". w.cybereagles.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
