The DR Congo women's national football team (French: Équipe nationale féminine de football de la République démocratique du Congo) represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in international women's football. It is governed by the Congolese Association Football Federation. FIFA refers to DR Congo as Congo DR.
History Congo DR returned to compete in the CAF qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Their second round opponent, Equatorial Guinea withdrew,Eliminatoires-JO 2020 : la RDC bat la Guinée Equatoriale par forfait seeing Congo DR through to the third round to face Cameroon. After suffering a 0–2 loss in the first leg at Yaoundé, Congo DR built a 2–0 lead at home only to see a late goal by Ajara Nchout knock them out of the tournament with a 2–3 loss on aggregate.Cameroon: 2020 Women's Olympic Qualifiers - Favourites Out of the Race
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Home stadium The DR Congo women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade des Martyrs.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
2025
2026
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Position Name Ref. Head coach Papy Kimoto Papy Kimoto is the new coach of Leopard Dames Seniors
Players
Current squad The following players were called up for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against South Africa on 28 October 2025.
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up to the DR Congo squad in the past 12 months.
Notes RET = Retired from the national team PRE = Preliminary squad
Records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2 August 2021.
Most capped players
#PlayerYear(s)Caps
Top goalscorers
#PlayerYear(s)GoalsCaps
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup recordYearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD 1991 Did not enter 1995 1999 Did not qualify 2003 2007 2011 2015 Did not enter 2019 2023 Withdrew 2027 Did not qualify Total0/10-------
Olympic Games Summer Olympics recordYearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD 1996 Did not enter 2000 Did not qualify 2004 2008 2012 2016 Did not enter 2020 Did not qualify 2024Total0/8-------
Women's Africa Cup of Nations Women's Africa Cup of Nations recordYearRoundMWDLGFGA1991Did not enter 1995 1998Third place5122814 2000Did not enter 2002Did not qualify 2004Did not enter 2006Group stage301247 2008Did not qualify 2010 2012Group stage3102210 2014Did not enter 2016Withdrew 2018Did not enter 2022Withdrew 2024Group stage300329 2026Did not qualifyTotal4/14142391640 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
African Games African Games recordYearRoundMWDLGFGA 2003Group stage311156 2007 Did not enter 2011 2015 2019 See the U-20 team 2023 2027 To be determinedTotal1/5311156 2019 and 2023 editions of the football tournament was played by the U-20 teams.
UNIFFAC Women's Cup
UNIFFAC Women's Cup YearResultMatchesWins DrawsLossesGFGAGD2020Runner-up523093+6 Total 1/1 5320117+4
Honours Major competitions Women's Africa Cup of Nations Third place: (1) 1998
See also Sport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Women's football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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References
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