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.
DR Congo won the maiden African Nations Championship hosted by Ivory Coast in 2009 and repeated the feat at the 2016 tournament. Since 2014, all DR Congo A' team matches have been recognized by FIFA as first team matches.
African Nations Championship record African Nations ChampionshipAppearances: 5YearRoundPosition* 2009Champions1st 531175 2011Quarter-finals8th 411235 20147th420233 2016Champions1st 6411147 2018Did not qualify 2020Quarter- finals5th421154 2022Group stage153021032024To be DeterminedTotalChampions5/72312473224
Results and fixtures Results
Fixtures
Squad 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.
Previous squads
African Nations Championship squads CHAN 2011 squad CHAN 2016 squad
Honours
African Nations Championship: Champions: 2009, 2016
References
External links Congolese Association Football Federation