DR Congo national football team
The DR Congo national football team, affectionately known as "Les Léopards," holds a remarkable place in African football history. They were the first Sub-Saharan African nation to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and have twice claimed the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations title. Their story is one of fluctuating fortunes, marked by moments of extraordinary glory and periods of challenging struggle, yet always demonstrating an indomitable spirit on the pitch. DR Congo made history as the first Sub-Saharan African team to reach the FIFA World Cup. The team has a rich legacy of success, including two Africa Cup of Nations titles and multiple African Nations Championship wins. Despite political and economic challenges, the Leopards have consistently showcased resilience and passion, recently securing a return to the global stage.
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The DR Congo national football team, affectionately known as "Les Léopards," holds a remarkable place in African football history. They were the first Sub-Saharan African nation to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and have twice claimed the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations title. Their story is one of fluctuating fortunes, marked by moments of extraordinary glory and periods of challenging struggle, yet always demonstrating an indomitable spirit on the pitch.
- DR Congo made history as the first Sub-Saharan African team to reach the FIFA World Cup.
- The team has a rich legacy of success, including two Africa Cup of Nations titles and multiple African Nations Championship wins.
- Despite political and economic challenges, the Leopards have consistently showcased resilience and passion, recently securing a return to the global stage.
The Leopards of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team, officially recognized as Congo DR by FIFA and DR Congo by CAF, is famously known by their vibrant nickname: Les Léopards — The Leopards. This moniker reflects the strength, agility, and fierce spirit they bring to the pitch.
Their journey in international football is marked by significant achievements. They've reached as high as 28th in the FIFA World Rankings and hold the distinction of being the first Sub-Saharan African team to ever qualify for the FIFA World Cup. On the continental stage, they are two-time champions of the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations and have also won the African Nations Championship twice.
Over the decades, the team's name has mirrored the nation's own complex political history. They have competed under various identities, including Belgian Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, and the most iconic for many football fans — Zaïre. This changing identity tells a broader story of a country in flux.
Humble Beginnings
The Congolese Association Football Federation was founded remarkably early, in 1919, long before the country gained independence. Their very first match was played in 1948, as Belgian Congo, against Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), securing a 3-2 victory at home.
After gaining independence, the team became FIFA affiliated in 1962 and joined CAF in 1963. Their first official international match was a commanding 6-0 win against Mauritania in April 1963. Just two years later, in 1965, they made their debut appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Glory on the Continental and World Stage
The Democratic Republic of the Congo tasted international success for the first time at the 1968 African Cup of Nations in Ethiopia. They triumphed over Ghana with a decisive 1-0 victory in the final, marking their first continental title. This period also saw their biggest-ever win, a stunning 10-1 demolition of Zambia in 1969.
Their second continental title arrived at the 1974 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. After navigating through tough group matches and beating hosts Egypt in the semi-finals, Zaire faced Zambia in a dramatic final. It ended in a 2-2 draw, necessitating a replay just two days later, which Zaire won 2-0.
The legendary Ndaye Mulamba was the tournament's top scorer, netting an incredible nine goals—a record that still stands today. This era was undoubtedly a golden age for Congolese football, with the team even returning home on President Mobutu Sese Seko's presidential plane.
The ultimate highlight of this period was Zaire's qualification for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, making them the first Sub-Saharan African nation to achieve this feat. President Mobutu invested heavily, using the World Cup as a platform to project Zaire as a global player, even displaying messages like 'Zaire-Peace' on advertising hoardings.
At the 1974 World Cup, Zaire found themselves in a challenging group with Scotland, Brazil, and Yugoslavia. While they delivered credible performances against Scotland and Brazil, a memorable moment of protest occurred in the match against Brazil. Defender Mwepu Ilunga famously kicked the ball away before a free-kick, earning a yellow card.
Ilunga later revealed this was a deliberate act—a protest against the country's authorities who were allegedly withholding the players' earnings. This act, often misconstrued as naivety, was a powerful, albeit subtle, statement about the team's struggles off the pitch, overshadowed by their infamous 9-0 loss to Yugoslavia.
A Period of Silence and Resurgence
Following their 1974 triumphs, the team entered a challenging period. They failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations between 1978 and 1986 and missed out on World Cup qualifications, signaling a downturn in their fortunes that coincided with national instability.
However, the 1990s brought a gradual return to prominence. From 1992 to 1996, as Zaire, they consistently reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. In 1997, the country reverted to its current name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the team earned a new nickname: the Simbas.
The 1998 Africa Cup of Nations saw a surprising return to success. Led by Louis Watunda, DR Congo clinched a remarkable third place, defeating Cameroon in the quarter-finals and triumphing over hosts Burkina Faso in a penalty shootout after a thrilling 4-4 draw.
The early 2000s saw a mix of results, including another quarter-final appearance in 2002. While World Cup qualification remained elusive, the Leopards found success in the African Nations Championship (CHAN), a tournament reserved for players in domestic leagues, winning titles in 2009 and 2016.
The Ibengé Era and a New World Cup Dream
Under coach Florent Ibengé, the team experienced a significant resurgence. At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, they showcased incredible resilience, drawing all three group matches before a stunning comeback victory from two goals down against rivals Republic of Congo in the quarter-finals. They ultimately secured a respectable third place.
The Ibengé era nearly culminated in a return to the World Cup in 2018. The team performed exceptionally in the qualifiers, beating Libya and Guinea home and away. However, a narrow loss and a draw against Tunisia meant they agonizingly missed out on a spot in Russia.
But the dream was not dead. In a historic achievement, the DR Congo national team qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking their second-ever appearance after 1974! After impressive runs in the CAF qualifiers, they secured their spot with a decisive 1-0 extra-time victory over Jamaica in the inter-confederation play-offs. The entire nation erupted in celebration, with authorities declaring a public holiday to commemorate the incredible feat.
The Leopards' Den and Living Legends
The spiritual home of the national team is the majestic Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, a formidable arena where the Leopards often play their crucial matches. Occasionally, they also play at other venues, such as in Lubumbashi.
The team's rich history is built on the shoulders of many talented athletes. Leading the charge in appearances is the formidable defender Chancel Mbemba, who holds the record for the most caps. Upfront, the prolific Dieumerci Mbokani stands as the team's all-time top goalscorer, leaving an indelible mark on Congolese football.
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DR Congo national football team
The DR Congo national football team (French: Équipe nationale de football de la République démocratique du Congo), recognised by FIFA as Congo DR and by CAF as DR Congo, 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 Les Léopards, meaning The Leopards. The team is a member of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
DR Congo 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. They are also one of the most successful teams in the African Nations Championship with two titles, second only to Morocco with three. They are currently ranked 56th in the FIFA Rankings.
DR Congo have previously competed variously as Belgian Congo, Congo-Kinshasa and Zaïre. Their appearance at the 1974 FIFA World Cup was as Zaïre.
History
Early history
The Congolese Association Football Federation was founded in 1919 when the country was not yet 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. The national team appeared in the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in (/wiki/1965AfricanCupofNations).
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. 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’. 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. 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. Many contemporary commentators instead held it to be an example of African football's "naïvety and indiscipline".
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. 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 (/wiki/2002AfricanCupofNations) were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Senegal. Then, in (/wiki/2004AfricanCupofNations), DR Congo were eliminated after three straight defeats in the group stages. In (/wiki/2006AfricanCupofNations), 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 (/wiki/2016AfricanNationsChampionship). 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
DR Congo versus Guinea in 2023
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.
Second World Cup appearance
DR Congo finished second behind Senegal in the 2026 World Cup qualification Group B, before defeating both Cameroon and Nigeria in the second round. In the inter-confederation play-offs, they secured a 1–0 extra-time victory over Jamaica to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking their second World Cup appearance after 1974. The day after the authorities announced a public holiday in the country for people to celebrate the achievement.
Home stadium
DR Congo national football team
Stade des Martyrs has been the home of the national team since its establishment and they occasionally play their games at Lubumbashi.
Results and fixtures
DR Congo national football team
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Technical staff
DR Congo national football team
<table><thead><tr><th>Position</th><th>Staff</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Director of football</td><td>Hérita Ilunga</td></tr><tr><td>Sporting director</td><td>Christian Nsengi-Biembe</td></tr><tr><td>Technical director</td><td>Médard Lusadusu</td></tr><tr><td>Head coach</td><td>Sébastien Desabre</td></tr><tr><td>Assistant coach</td><td>Rafael Hamidi Cuadros</td></tr><tr><td>Goalkeeping coach</td><td>Robert Kidiaba</td></tr><tr><td>Fitness coach</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Match analyst</td><td>Corentin Jourdan</td></tr><tr><td>Physiotherapist</td><td>Cédric D'Antonio</td></tr></tbody></table>
Coaching history
Sébastien Desabre became the manager of the DR Congo national football team in 2022
Players
Current squad
The following players have been selected for the friendly match against Bermuda and the 2026 FIFA WC inter-confederation play-offs on 25 and 31 March 2026, respectively. Caps and goals as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Jamaica.
<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Player</th><th>Date of birth (age)</th><th>Caps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Club</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>GK</td><td>Lionel Mpasi</td><td>1 August 1994</td><td>27</td><td>0</td><td>Le Havre</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>GK</td><td>Timothy Fayulu</td><td>24 July 1999</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>Noah</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>GK</td><td>Matthieu Epolo</td><td>15 January 2005</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Standard Liège</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DF</td><td>Chancel Mbemba (captain)</td><td>8 August 1994</td><td>105</td><td>7</td><td>Lille</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DF</td><td>Arthur Masuaku</td><td>7 November 1993</td><td>45</td><td>4</td><td>Lens</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DF</td><td>Joris Kayembe</td><td>8 August 1994</td><td>24</td><td>0</td><td>Genk</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DF</td><td>Dylan Batubinsika</td><td>15 February 1996</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>AEL</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DF</td><td>Axel Tuanzebe</td><td>14 November 1997</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>Burnley</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DF</td><td>Aaron Wan-Bissaka</td><td>26 November 1997</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>West Ham United</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DF</td><td>Rocky Bushiri</td><td>30 November 1999</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>Hibernian</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DF</td><td>Brian Bayeye</td><td>30 June 2000</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>Villefranche</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DF</td><td>Steve Kapuadi</td><td>30 April 1998</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>Widzew Łódź</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MF</td><td>Meschak Elia (third captain)</td><td>6 August 1997</td><td>67</td><td>12</td><td>Alanyaspor</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MF</td><td>Samuel Moutoussamy</td><td>12 August 1996</td><td>56</td><td>0</td><td>Atromitos</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MF</td><td>Edo Kayembe</td><td>3 June 1998</td><td>41</td><td>2</td><td>Watford</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MF</td><td>Théo Bongonda</td><td>20 November 1995</td><td>37</td><td>7</td><td>Spartak Moscow</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MF</td><td>Charles Pickel</td><td>15 May 1997</td><td>33</td><td>1</td><td>Espanyol</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MF</td><td>Noah Sadiki</td><td>17 December 2004</td><td>18</td><td>0</td><td>Sunderland</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MF</td><td>Nathanaël Mbuku</td><td>16 March 2002</td><td>17</td><td>2</td><td>Montpellier</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MF</td><td>Ngal'ayel Mukau</td><td>3 November 2004</td><td>12</td><td>0</td><td>Lille</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MF</td><td>Grady Diangana</td><td>19 April 1998</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>Elche</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MF</td><td>Brian Cipenga</td><td>11 March 1998</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>Castellón</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>FW</td><td>Cédric Bakambu (vice-captain)</td><td>11 April 1991</td><td>68</td><td>21</td><td>Betis</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>FW</td><td>Fiston Mayele</td><td>24 June 1994</td><td>37</td><td>6</td><td>Pyramids</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>FW</td><td>Yoane Wissa</td><td>3 September 1996</td><td>36</td><td>9</td><td>Newcastle United</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>FW</td><td>Simon Banza</td><td>13 August 1996</td><td>14</td><td>2</td><td>Al Jazira</td></tr></tbody></table>
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.
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos.</th><th>Player</th><th>Date of birth (age)</th><th>Caps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Club</th><th>Latest call-up</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>GK</td><td>Dimitry Bertaud</td><td>6 June 1998</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>Forge</td><td>2025 Africa Cup of Nations</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>Jeremy Ngakia</td><td>7 September 2000</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Watford</td><td>v. Bermuda, 27 March 2026 INJ</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>Gédéon Kalulu</td><td>29 August 1997</td><td>27</td><td>0</td><td>Aris Limassol</td><td>2025 Africa Cup of Nations</td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>Willy Kambwala</td><td>25 August 2004</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>v. Mali, 5 June 2025 PRE</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>Gaël Kakuta</td><td>21 June 1991</td><td>30</td><td>5</td><td>AEL</td><td>2025 Africa Cup of Nations</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>Mario Stroeykens</td><td>29 September 2004</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Anderlecht</td><td>2025 Africa Cup of Nations INJ</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>Warren Bondo</td><td>15 September 2003</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Cremonese</td><td>2025 Africa Cup of Nations PRE</td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>Aaron Tshibola</td><td>2 January 1995</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>Levadiakos</td><td>v. Senegal, 9 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>Samuel Essende</td><td>30 January 1998</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>Young Boys</td><td>2025 Africa Cup of Nations</td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>Michel-Ange Balikwisha</td><td>10 May 2001</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>Celtic</td><td>2025 Africa Cup of Nations</td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>Jackson Muleka</td><td>4 October 1999</td><td>18</td><td>3</td><td>Konyaspor</td><td>v. Sudan, 14 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>Afimico Pululu</td><td>23 March 1999</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Jagiellonia Białystok</td><td>v. Togo, 10 October 2025 INJ</td></tr><tr><td>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.</td></tr></tbody></table>
Records
DR Congo national football team
As of 25 March 2026 Players in bold are still active with DR Congo.
Most appearances
Chancel Mbemba is DR Congo's most capped player with 106 appearances.
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Name</th><th>Caps</th><th>Goals</th><th>Career</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Chancel Mbemba</td><td>107</td><td>7</td><td>2012–present</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Issama Mpeko</td><td>81</td><td>2</td><td>2011–2023</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Cédric Bakambu</td><td>67</td><td>21</td><td>2015–present</td></tr><tr><td>Meschak Elia</td><td>67</td><td>12</td><td>2016–present</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Robert Kidiaba</td><td>64</td><td>0</td><td>2002–2015</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Samuel Moutoussamy</td><td>56</td><td>0</td><td>2019–present</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Zola Matumona</td><td>53</td><td>9</td><td>2002–2014</td></tr><tr><td>Trésor Mputu</td><td>53</td><td>14</td><td>2004–2021</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Joël Kimwaki</td><td>52</td><td>3</td><td>2009–2016</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Yannick Bolasie</td><td>50</td><td>9</td><td>2013–2022</td></tr><tr><td>Marcel Mbayo</td><td>50</td><td>4</td><td>1996–2011</td></tr></tbody></table>
Top goalscorers
Dieumerci Mbokani is DR Congo's all-time top scorer with 22 goals.
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Name</th><th>Goals</th><th>Caps</th><th>Ratio</th><th>Career</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Dieumerci Mbokani</td><td>22</td><td>49</td><td>0.45</td><td>2005–2022</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Cédric Bakambu</td><td>21</td><td>67</td><td>0.31</td><td>2015–present</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Shabani Nonda</td><td>14</td><td>22</td><td>0.64</td><td>2000–2008</td></tr><tr><td>Trésor Mputu</td><td>14</td><td>53</td><td>0.26</td><td>2004–2021</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Jean-Jacques Yemweni</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>0.75</td><td>2000–2007</td></tr><tr><td>Meschak Elia</td><td>12</td><td>67</td><td>0.18</td><td>2016–present</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Ngoy Kabongo</td><td>11</td><td>22</td><td>0.5</td><td>1981–1991</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Ndaye Mulamba</td><td>10</td><td>20</td><td>0.5</td><td>1973–1976</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Kakoko Etepé</td><td>9</td><td>31</td><td>0.29</td><td>1970–1976</td></tr><tr><td>Dioko Kaluyituka</td><td>9</td><td>31</td><td>0.29</td><td>2004–2013</td></tr><tr><td>Jonathan Bolingi</td><td>9</td><td>34</td><td>0.26</td><td>2014–2022</td></tr><tr><td>Yoane Wissa</td><td>9</td><td>35</td><td>0.26</td><td>2020–present</td></tr><tr><td>Ndombe Mubele</td><td>9</td><td>45</td><td>0.2</td><td>2013–2018</td></tr><tr><td>Yannick Bolasie</td><td>9</td><td>50</td><td>0.18</td><td>2013–2022</td></tr><tr><td>Zola Matumona</td><td>9</td><td>53</td><td>0.17</td><td>2002–2014</td></tr></tbody></table>
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
<table><thead><tr><th>FIFA World Cup record</th><th></th><th>Qualification record</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Round</td><td>Position</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td></tr><tr><td>as Congo and Congo-Léopoldville</td><td>as Congo and Congo-Léopoldville</td></tr><tr><td>1930 to 1962</td><td>Not a FIFA member</td><td>Not a FIFA member</td></tr><tr><td>as Congo-Kinshasa</td><td>as Congo-Kinshasa</td></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td>Did not enter</td><td>Did not enter</td></tr><tr><td>as Zaire</td><td>as Zaire</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>Entry not accepted by FIFA</td><td>Entry not accepted by FIFA</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>Group stage</td><td>16th</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>20</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>Withdrew</td><td>Withdrew</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>Did not qualify</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>Banned</td><td>Banned</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Did not qualify</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Interrupted; became DR Congo during the qualification process</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>as DR Congo</td><td>as DR Congo</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Did not qualify</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>17</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>14</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>20</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td><td>TBD</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>18</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>2030</td><td>To be determined</td><td>To be determined</td></tr><tr><td>2034</td></tr><tr><td>Total:2/15</td><td>Group stage</td><td>16th</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>14</td><td>97</td><td>48</td><td>22</td><td>27</td><td>157</td><td>99</td></tr></tbody></table>
Africa Cup of Nations
<table><thead><tr><th>Africa Cup of Nations record</th><th></th><th>Qualification record</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Round</td><td>Position</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>Part of Belgium</td><td>Part of Belgium</td></tr><tr><td>1959</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Not affiliated to CAF</td><td>Not affiliated to CAF</td></tr><tr><td>1963</td></tr><tr><td>Played as Congo-Léopoldville</td><td>Played as Congo-Léopoldville</td></tr><tr><td>1965</td><td>Group stage</td><td>5th</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Played as Congo-Kinshasa</td><td>Played as Congo-Kinshasa</td></tr><tr><td>1968</td><td>Champions</td><td>1st</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>Group stage</td><td>7th</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>Qualified as defending champions</td></tr><tr><td>Played as Zaire</td><td>Played as Zaire</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>Fourth place</td><td>4th</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>Champions</td><td>1st</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>Group stage</td><td>7th</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>Qualified as defending champions</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>Did not enter</td><td>Did not enter</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>Did not qualify</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>10</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Withdrew</td><td>Withdrew</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>Did not qualify</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Group stage</td><td>7th</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Did not qualify</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td>6th</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td>7th</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td>8th</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Played as / / DR Congo</td><td>Played as / / DR Congo</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Third place</td><td>3rd</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Group stage</td><td>12th</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td>6th</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Group stage</td><td>15th</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>9</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td>8th</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Did not qualify</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>14</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>11</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Group stage</td><td>10th</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>12</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Third place</td><td>3rd</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td>6th</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>16</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Round of 16</td><td>14th</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Did not qualify</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Fourth place</td><td>4th</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Round of 16</td><td>9th</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>2027</td><td>To be determined</td><td>To be determined</td></tr><tr><td>2028</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>2 Titles</td><td>21/35</td><td>84</td><td>23</td><td>30</td><td>31</td><td>99</td><td>109</td><td>149</td><td>77</td><td>35</td><td>37</td><td>250</td><td>156</td></tr></tbody></table>
African Nations Championship
<table><thead><tr><th>African Nations Championship record</th><th></th><th>Qualification record</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Round</td><td>Position</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Final</td><td>Winners</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td>8th</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td>7th</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Final</td><td>Winners</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>14</td><td>7</td><td>DR Congo qualified by walkover.</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Did not qualify</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td>5th</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Group stage</td><td>11th</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Group stage</td><td>11th</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>2 titles</td><td>7/8</td><td>27</td><td>14</td><td>4</td><td>9</td><td>37</td><td>28</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>23</td><td>10</td></tr></tbody></table>
African Games
<table><thead><tr><th>African Games record</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Result</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td></tr><tr><td>1965</td><td>5th</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>20</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>1973-1987</td><td>Did not enter</td></tr><tr><td>1991-2015</td><td>See DR Congo national under-23 football team</td></tr><tr><td>2015-present</td><td>See DR Congo national under-20 football team</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>1/4</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>20</td><td>8</td></tr></tbody></table>
Head-to-head record
DR Congo national football team
Including the record of Jamaica. Updated as for 31 March 2026.
<table><thead><tr><th>Opponent</th><th>P</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>W%</th><th>L%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Algeria</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>42.86</td></tr><tr><td> Angola</td><td>17</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>22</td><td>13</td><td>47.06</td><td>23.53</td></tr><tr><td> Bahrain</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td> Benin</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>80</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Botswana</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>50</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Bermuda</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>100</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Brazil</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td> Burkina Faso</td><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>23</td><td>21</td><td>38.46</td><td>46.15</td></tr><tr><td> Burundi</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>100</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Cameroon</td><td>37</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>33</td><td>46</td><td>32.43</td><td>48.65</td></tr><tr><td> Cape Verde</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>33.33</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Central African Republic</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>18</td><td>5</td><td>71.43</td><td>14.29</td></tr><tr><td> Chad</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>100</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Congo</td><td>38</td><td>18</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>66</td><td>38</td><td>47.37</td><td>21.05</td></tr><tr><td> Djibouti</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>21</td><td>3</td><td>75</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Egypt</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>15</td><td>27</td><td>7.14</td><td>57.14</td></tr><tr><td> Equatorial Guinea</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>33.33</td><td>33.33</td></tr><tr><td> Eswatini</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>62.5</td><td>12.5</td></tr><tr><td> Ethiopia</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>6</td><td>75</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td> Gabon</td><td>19</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>31.58</td><td>26.32</td></tr><tr><td> Gambia</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>33.33</td><td>33.33</td></tr><tr><td> Ghana</td><td>24</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>13</td><td>23</td><td>40</td><td>20.83</td><td>54.17</td></tr><tr><td> Guinea</td><td>15</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>15</td><td>11</td><td>40</td><td>33.33</td></tr><tr><td> Iraq</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td> Ivory Coast</td><td>20</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>27</td><td>34</td><td>25</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td> Jamaica</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>100</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Kenya</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>16</td><td>13</td><td>50</td><td>33.33</td></tr><tr><td> Lesotho</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>17</td><td>4</td><td>42.86</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Liberia</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>15</td><td>10</td><td>44.44</td><td>33.33</td></tr><tr><td> Libya</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>19</td><td>11</td><td>41.67</td><td>16.67</td></tr><tr><td> Madagascar</td><td>15</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>30</td><td>16</td><td>53.33</td><td>26.67</td></tr><tr><td> Malawi</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>57.14</td><td>14.29</td></tr><tr><td> Mali</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>15</td><td>18</td><td>25</td><td>41.67</td></tr><tr><td> Mauritania</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>17</td><td>1</td><td>100</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Mauritius</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>16</td><td>3</td><td>100</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Mexico</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td> Morocco</td><td>17</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>14</td><td>20</td><td>17.65</td><td>29.41</td></tr><tr><td> Mozambique</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>71.43</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Namibia</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>33.33</td><td>33.33</td></tr><tr><td> New Zealand</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Niger</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>33.33</td><td>33.33</td></tr><tr><td> Nigeria</td><td>10</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>16</td><td>16</td><td>40</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td> North Korea</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Oman</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Qatar</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Romania</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Rwanda</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td>40</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td> Saudi Arabia</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td> Scotland</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td> Senegal</td><td>15</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>16</td><td>22</td><td>20</td><td>46.67</td></tr><tr><td> Seychelles</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>100</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Sierra Leone</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>100</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> South Africa</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>11.11</td><td>66.67</td></tr><tr><td> South Sudan</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>100</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Sudan</td><td>13</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>21</td><td>11</td><td>61.54</td><td>23.08</td></tr><tr><td> Tanzania</td><td>18</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>38.89</td><td>16.67</td></tr><tr><td> Togo</td><td>18</td><td>14</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>42</td><td>11</td><td>77.78</td><td>5.56</td></tr><tr><td> Tunisia</td><td>20</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>17</td><td>27</td><td>25</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td> Uganda</td><td>16</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>29</td><td>10</td><td>56.25</td><td>31.25</td></tr><tr><td> Yugoslavia</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td> Zambia</td><td>28</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>45</td><td>35</td><td>33.33</td><td>25.93</td></tr><tr><td> Zimbabwe</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>17</td><td>10</td><td>37.5</td><td>37.5</td></tr></tbody></table>
Honours
Continental
• CAF African Cup of Nations • Champions (2): (/wiki/1968AfricanCupofNations), (/wiki/1974AfricanCupofNations) • Third place (2): (/wiki/1998AfricanCupofNations), (/wiki/2015AfricaCupofNations) • CAF African Nations Championship • Champions (2): (/wiki/2009AfricanNationsChampionship), (/wiki/2016AfricanNationsChampionship)
Regional
• Central African Games • Gold medal (1): 1981
Awards
• Africa Cup of Nations Fair Play Award (1): 2015
Summary
<table><thead><tr><th>Competition</th><th></th><th></th><th></th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>CAF African Cup of Nations</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>CAF African Nations Championship</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>6</td></tr></tbody></table>