Discover

(Redirected from DR Congo national football team)

The 'Congo DR national football team', nicknamed ''The Leopards'', is the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association. In 1974 when Congo DR was known as Zaire between (1971-1997) they were the first black African team to qualify for the world cup.
The team won two African Nations Cups:
one as Congo DR (or Congo-Kinshasa) in 1968
and one as Zaire in 1974.
In 2006 the team was close to qualifying for its 2nd world cup appearance after they finished 2nd, and 5 points behind leaders Ghana in Qualifying.

Contents

Last 4 Games

Upcoming Games

Latest News

Congo DR Football Achievements

World Cup record

African Nations Cup record

Notable players

Current squad

Famous Coaches

Trivia

External links

Last 4 Games

★ 'Last game' 1 - 1 - Kinshasa - September 8, 2007.

★ '2nd Last game' 3 - 1 - Kinshasa - August 22, 2007.

★ '3rd Last game' 0 - 0 - Antananarivo - July 29, 2007.

★ '4th Last game' 1 - 1 - Windhoek - June 16, 2007.

Upcoming Games

★ 'Next game' Vs - Brussels - March 26, 2008.

Latest News

★ Dr Congo failed to qualify for the African Nations Cup 2008 after drawing 1-1 with Libya in the last qualifying game on the 8th September 2007. Shabani Nonda scored a penalty for Congo in the 39th minute before Libya equalised in the 51st minute. In the other group 10 game Namibia beat the home team Ethopia 3-2 after scoring a last minute goal. This win made Namibia go straight to top of Group 10 with 10 points, and making Dr Congo drop to 2nd with 9 points.

★ Galatasaray S.K. and Congolese Star Striker Shabani Nonda is set to return to play an important last CAN qualifying game for DR Congo against Libya on the 8th of September. Nonda has not played for his country for over 2 years, and his comeback has delighted his country.

★ DR Congo defeated a strong Angola team 3 - 1 with their 2nd team. The match was played on the 22nd of August 2007 in Congo's home ground, Stade de Martys, in the capital Kinshasa. Goals by Onoseke, Jean-Jacques Yemweni, and Tresor Mputu sealed a deserved 3-1 win for Dr Congo.

Congo DR Football Achievements

:'Central African Games : 1 Time Champion'
::
★ (1981 as Zaire)
:'African Nations Cup : 2 Time Champion'
::
★ (1968; 1974 (as Zaire))
:'World Cup Apearance(s) : 1 Time'
::
★ (1974 as Zaire)

World Cup record

★ 1930 to 1966 - ''Did not enter''

★ 1970 - ''Entry not accepted by FIFA'' (as Zaire)

★ 1974 - Round 1 (as Zaire)

★ 1978 - ''Withdrew'' (as Zaire)

★ 1982 - ''Did not qualify'' (as Zaire)

★ 1986 - ''Did not enter'' (as Zaire)

★ 1990 to 2006 - ''Did not qualify'' (three as Zaire)

African Nations Cup record

★ 1957 to 1963 - ''Did not enter''

★ 1965 - Round 1

★ 1968 - 'Champions'

★ 1970 - Round 1

★ 1972 - Fourth place (as Zaire)

★ 1974 - 'Champions (as Zaire)'

★ 1976 - Round 1 (as Zaire)

★ 1978 - ''Did not enter''

★ 1980 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 1982 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 1984 - ''Withdrew''

★ 1986 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 1988 - Round 1 (as Zaire)

★ 1990 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 1992 - Quarterfinals (as Zaire)

★ 1994 - Quarterfinals (as Zaire)

★ 1996 - Quarterfinals (as Zaire)

★ 1998 - Third place (started qualification as Zaire)

★ 2000 - Round 1

★ 2002 - Quarterfinals

★ 2004 - Round 1

★ 2006 - Quarterfinals

Notable players

★ Lomana LuaLua

★ Shabani Nonda

★ Tresor Mputu

★ Gabriel Zakuani

★ Herita Ilunga

★ Christian Kinkela

★ Ngasanya Ilongo

★ Zola Matumona

★ Dieudonné Kalulika

★ Alain Masudi

★ Mbala Mbuta Biscotte

★ Zola Matumona

★ Marcel Kimemba Mbayo

★ Dieumerci Mbokani

★ Gladys Bokese

★ Pascal Kalemba

Current squad

(September, 2007)
'Goalkeepers':


Francis Chansa - Orlando Pitates

Muteba Kidiaba - TP Mazembe

Vuanda Kuenda - Cilu


'Defenders':


Cyrille Mubiala Kitambala - Bloemfontein

Gabriel Zakuani - Fulham

Gladys Bokese - DCMP

Christian Kinkela - Paris Saint Germain

Herita Ilunga - Toulouse FC

Tshamalenga Kabundi - TP Mazembe

Serge Dikulu Bageta - Ajax Cape Town

Miala Nkulukuta - DCMP

Fabrice Mvemba - FC Verbroedering Dender:

'Midfielders':


Zola Matumona - Brussels

Marcel Mbayo - Lokeren

Tambwe Patiyo - Lokeren

Thinyana Tshiolola - KSC Lokeren

Ngasanya Ilongo - Spartak Nalchik

Alain Masudi - F.C. Ashdod

Mutamba Milambo - Le Havre AC

Besala Bokungu - TP Mazembe

Mputu Tresor - TP Mazembe

'Forwards':


Lomana Tresor LuaLua - Olympiacos

Shabani Nonda - Galatasaray

Mbala Mbuta Biscotte - SR Delemont

Blaise Lelo Mbele - Club Sportif Svaxien

Dieudonne Kalulika - Saint-Trond

Jean-Jacques Yemweni - DCMP

Onoseke - Dragons

DieuMerci Mbokani - Standard

Famous Coaches

★ Georges Leekens

★ Claude Le Roy

★ Muhsin Ertuğral

Trivia

★ Facing a free-kick 25 yards out during the 1974 World Cup finals match against Brazil, defender Mwepu Llunga, upon hearing the referee blow his whistle, ran out of the Zaire wall and booted the ball upfield, for which he received a yellow card. This was voted the 17th greatest World Cup moment in a Channel 4 poll [1].

★ Congo DR was the first black African country to participate in a World Cup tournament, they participated as Zaire in Germany 1974

★ Ndaya Mulamba still holds the record for most goals scored in a single African Cup of Nation Tournament. (9 goals in 1974)

External links

★ RSSSF archive of results

★ Leopardfoot

★ Congolese football picture blog