Congo national football team
Nickname(s) | Diables Rouges (Red Devils) | ||
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Association | Fédération Congolaise de Football | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
Head coach | Valdo Filho | ||
Captain | Prince Oniangué | ||
Most caps | Jonas Bahamboula (56) | ||
Top scorer | Thievy Bifouma, Jonas Bahamboula (13) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Municipal de Kintélé | ||
FIFA code | CGO | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 84 3 (29 November 2018)[1] | ||
Highest | 42 (September 2015) | ||
Lowest | 144 (September 2011) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 108 3 (25 November 2018)[2] | ||
Highest | 37 (July 1972) | ||
Lowest | 133 (4 September 2011) | ||
First international | |||
Ivory Coast 4–2 Congo (February 1960) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Congo 11–0 Chad (Congo; 28 March 1964) Congo 11–0 São Tomé and Príncipe (Gabon; 7 July 1976) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Malagasy Republic 8–1 Congo (Madagascar; 18 April 1960) | |||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1968) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1972 |
The Congo national football team, nicknamed the Diables Rouges (red devils), is the national team of the Republic of the Congo and is run by the Fédération Congolaise de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but did win the Africa Cup of Nations in 1972. They also won the All-Africa Games football tournament in 1965.
Contents
1 History
2 Achievements
3 Competition records
3.1 World Cup record
3.2 Africa Cup of Nations record
3.3 African Games record
4 Results and fixtures
4.1 2017
4.2 2018
4.3 2019
5 Players
5.1 Current squad
5.2 Recent call-ups
6 Records
7 Coaches
8 References
9 External links
History
The Congo national football team made its first ever appearance in February 1960 in a friendly against the Ivory Coast which they lost 4–2.[3] On 13 April, they defeated Reunion 4–1 in their first game to advance to the quarter-finals. In their quarter-final on 15 April, they defeated the Ivory Coast 3–2. On 17 April, they lost 5–4 to Cameroon and were beaten 8–1 by the host Madagascar in the third-place play-off on 19 April.
In April 1963 they entered another L'Amitié competition, this time in Senegal, and were drawn in a group with Tunisia, the Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania. They lost their opener 2–0 to Tunisia on 13 April but beat the Ivory Coast 3–2 the next day. On 15 April they beat their neighbour Congo Kinshasa 2–1, and then Mauritania 11–0 two days later, but did not advance to the next round.
In July 1965 the Congo held the 1965 All-Africa Games and were drawn in a group with Mali, Uganda and Togo. They drew 1–1 with Mali on 18 July and beat Uganda 2–1 the next day. On 21 July they drew 1–1 against Togo but advanced through to the semi-finals, where they beat the Ivory Coast 1–0 on 23 July. On 25 July the Congo drew 0–0 versus Mali in the final, but won the tournament by having won ten corners in the final compared to Mali's one.
On 11 January 1967 the Congo played their first non-African opposition, defeating Romania 1–0 in a home friendly. On 19 February 1967 the Congo travelled to Tunisia for their first ever African Cup of Nations qualifier, drawing 1–1. On 2 August 1967 they hosted a qualifier against Cameroon, and defeated them 2–1 to top their qualifying group and advance to their first finals.
The finals were held in Ethiopia in January 1968 and the Congo were drawn in a group with their neighbour Zaire, Senegal and Ghana. They lost the opener to Zaire 3–0 on 12 January and two days later lost 2–1 to Senegal. On 16 January the Congo were defeated 3–1 by Ghana and were knocked out.
The Congo hosted a friendly against Romania for the second successive year on 16 June 1968 and won 4–2. On 30 July 1968 they played their first ever South American opposition, losing a home friendly 2–0 to Brazil.
In 1972, the Congo won their only African Cup of Nations title. Congo defeated host Cameroon in the semi-final 1–0 before beating Mali 3–2 to claim the championship. On that squad was arguably Congo's most famous player, François M'Pelé, who starred for PSG in the 1970s.
In qualification for the 1998 World Cup, the Congo came within a win of qualifying for the final tournament. However, after home wins over Zambia, DR Congo and South Africa, Congo lost their final match 1–0 away to South Africa and was eliminated.
Achievements
CEMAC Cup :
- 1 Time Champion (2007)
UDEAC Championship :
- 1 Time Champion (1990)
- 2 Times Runners-up
Central African Games :
- 2 Times Runners-up
Competition records
World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 to 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1966 | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | |||||||||||||
1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1974 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
1978 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||
1982 to 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1994 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
1998 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
2002 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | |||||||||
2006 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | |||||||||
2010 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
2014 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||
2018 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |||||||||
2022 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2026 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0/21 | 62 | 21 | 13 | 28 | 74 | 78 |
Africa Cup of Nations record
Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1968 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
1970 | Did not enter | |||||||
1972 | Winners | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
1974 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
1976 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1978 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1980 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1982 | ||||||||
1984 | ||||||||
1986 | ||||||||
1988 | ||||||||
1990 | Did not enter | |||||||
1992 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1996 | ||||||||
1998 | ||||||||
2000 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2006 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2010 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2013 | ||||||||
2015 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2019 | To be determined | |||||||
2021 | ||||||||
2023 | ||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 7/31 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 37 |
African Games record
- Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
African Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1965 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1973 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1978 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1987 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1991–present | See Congon national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results and fixtures
2017
Congo v Benin
8 November 2017 Friendly | Congo | 1–1 | Benin | Brazzaville, Congo |
14:30 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Municipal de Kintélé |
Congo v Uganda
12 November 2017 2018 WCQ | Congo | 1–1 | Uganda | Brazzaville, Congo |
14:30 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan) |
2018
Cameroon v Congo
16 January 2018 2018 CHAN – Group D | Cameroon | 0–1 | Congo | Agadir, Morocco |
19:30 UTC±00 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) |
Congo v Burkina Faso
20 January 2018 2018 CHAN – Group D | Congo | 2–0 | Burkina Faso | Agadir, Morocco |
19:30 UTC±00 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) |
Congo v Angola
24 January 2018 2018 CHAN – Group D | Congo | 0–0 | Angola | Agadir, Morocco |
19:00 UTC±00 | Report | Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
Congo v Libya
28 January 2018 2018 CHAN – QF | Congo | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Libya | Agadir, Morocco |
19:30 UTC±00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Adrar Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar) |
Penalties | ||||
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Congo v Guinea-Bissau
25 March 2018 Non-FIFA Friendly | Congo | 2–0 | Guinea-Bissau | Mantes-la-Jolie, France |
15:00 (GMT) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Aimé Bergéal |
Congo v Zimbabwe
9 September 2018 2019 AFCONQ | Congo | 1–1 | Zimbabwe | Brazzaville, Congo |
15:30 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) |
Congo v Liberia
11 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ | Congo | 3–1 | Liberia | Brazzaville, Congo |
15:30 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Referee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria) |
Liberia v Congo
16 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ | Liberia | 2–1 | Congo | Monrovia, Liberia |
18:00 UTC±0 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon) |
Congo v DR Congo
18 November 2018 2019 AFCONQ | Congo | 1–1 | DR Congo | Brazzaville, Congo |
15:30 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon) |
2019
Zimbabwe v Congo
22 March 2019 2019 AFCONQ | Zimbabwe | v | Congo | Zimbabwe |
Report |
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against DR Congo on 18 November 2018.[4]
Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2018 after the game against DR Congo.[5]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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16 | 1GK | Chancel Massa | (1983-01-24) 24 January 1983 | 18 | 0 | CARA |
1 | 1GK | Joé Ombandza | (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 | 0 | 0 | La Mancha |
2 | 2DF | Béranger Itoua | (1992-05-09) 9 May 1992 | 9 | 0 | Otôho |
3 | 2DF | Marvin Baudry | (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 | 33 | 3 | Zulte Waregem |
4 | 2DF | Fernand Mayembo | (1996-01-09) 9 January 1996 | 10 | 0 | Le Havre |
5 | 2DF | Baron Kibamba | (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 | 12 | 0 | Linense |
6 | 2DF | Dimitri Bissiki | (1991-03-17) 17 March 1991 | 35 | 0 | Léopards |
2DF | Carof Bakoua | (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 | 14 | 1 | Diables Noirs | |
2DF | Varel Rozan | (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 | 7 | 0 | Diables Noirs | |
7 | 3MF | Prince Oniangué (Captain) | (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 | 43 | 9 | Caen |
8 | 3MF | Amour Loussoukou | (1996-12-05) 5 December 1996 | 9 | 0 | Stade Tunisien |
13 | 3MF | Merveil Ndockyt | (1998-07-20) 20 July 1998 | 16 | 1 | Mallorca |
17 | 3MF | Durel Avounou | (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 | 9 | 0 | Orléans |
18 | 3MF | Alexandre Obambot | (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | Caronnese |
9 | 4FW | Prince Ibara | (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 | 7 | 2 | USM Alger |
10 | 4FW | Thievy Bifouma | (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 | 31 | 15 | MKE Ankaragücü |
11 | 4FW | Christopher Maboulou | (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 | 0 | 0 | Nancy |
12 | 4FW | Junior Makiesse | (1993-06-12) 12 June 1993 | 17 | 2 | Al Ahli |
15 | 4FW | Dylan Saint-Louis | (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 | 6 | 1 | Paris FC |
4FW | Cabwey Kivutuka | (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 | 1 | 0 | CARA | |
4FW | Béni Makouana | (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 | 1 | 0 | Diables Noirs |
Recent call-ups
The following players were called up for Congo in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Christoffer Mafoumbi | (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 | 17 | 0 | Blackpool | v. Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2018 |
GK | Will-Cesaire Matimbou | (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | PSG U19 | v. Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2018 |
GK | Giscard Mavoungou | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Cheminots | v. Liberia, 16 October 2018 |
GK | Barel Mouko | (1979-04-05) 5 April 1979 | 51 | 1 | DCMP | 2018 African Nations Championship |
GK | Perrauld Ndinga | (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | Patronage | v. Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2018 |
GK | Pavelh Ndzila | (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 | 3 | 0 | Étoile du Congo | v. Zimbabwe, 9 September 2018 |
DF | Tobias Badila | (1993-05-12) 12 May 1993 | 6 | 0 | Nancy | v. Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2018 |
DF | Arnold Bouka Moutou | (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 | 19 | 1 | Dijon | v. Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2018 |
DF | Ramaric Etou | (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 | 3 | 0 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | v. Liberia, 16 October 2018 |
DF | Junior Ibouanga Moulys | (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 | 0 | 0 | La Mancha | 2018 African Nations Championship |
DF | Vivien Louembe | (1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 | 0 | 0 | La Mancha | v. Zimbabwe, 9 September 2018 |
DF | Samy Farnese Mampembe | (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 | 0 | 0 | Léopards | 2018 African Nations Championship |
DF | Faria Ondongo | (1996-06-19) 19 June 1996 | 0 | 0 | Otôho | v. Liberia, 16 October 2018 |
DF | Julfin Ondongo | (1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 | 1 | 0 | Otôho | 2018 African Nations Championship |
DF | Theorold Saboukoulou | (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 | 0 | 0 | Diables Noirs | v. Liberia, 16 October 2018 |
MF | Stanislas Dua Ankira PRE | (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 | 9 | 0 | CARA | 2018 African Nations Championship |
MF | Césaire Gandzé | (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 | 34 | 1 | Free State Stars | 2018 African Nations Championship |
MF | Prestone Lakolo | (1989-04-13) 13 April 1989 | 14 | 0 | Léopards | 2018 African Nations Championship |
MF | Chardin Madila | (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 | 6 | 0 | Léopards | 2018 African Nations Championship |
MF | Jordan Massengo | (1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 | 8 | 2 | Free agent | v. Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2018 |
MF | Prestige Mboungou | (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 | 8 | 0 | Diables Noirs | v. Zimbabwe, 9 September 2018 |
MF | Delvin N'Dinga INJ | (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 | 50 | 1 | Sivasspor | v. Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2018 |
MF | Garcia Nkouka | (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 | 2 | 0 | Otôho | v. Liberia, 16 October 2018 |
MF | Fred Duval Ngoma | (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 | 1 | 0 | La Mancha | 2018 African Nations Championship |
MF | Harvy Ossété | (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 | 0 | 0 | Diables Noirs | v. Liberia, 16 October 2018 |
MF | Yves Pambou | (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 | 3 | 0 | Petah Tikva | v. Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2018 |
FW | Dylan Bahamboula | (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995 | 6 | 0 | Astra Giurgiu | v. Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2018 |
FW | Kader Bidimbou | (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 | 7 | 1 | Diables Noirs | 2018 African Nations Championship |
FW | Matheus Botamba | (1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 | 5 | 0 | Otôho | v. Zimbabwe, 9 September 2018 |
FW | Dzon Delarge | (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 | 14 | 1 | Qarabağ | v. Liberia, 16 October 2018 |
FW | Silvère Ganvoula | (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 | 6 | 1 | Bochum | v. Zimbabwe, 9 September 2018 |
FW | Saïra Issambet PRE | (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 | 0 | 0 | Étoile du Congo | 2018 African Nations Championship |
FW | Kévin Koubemba | (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 | 6 | 0 | Sabail | v. Guinea-Bissau, 25 March 2018 |
FW | Raich Mavouanda PRE | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Ajax | 2018 African Nations Championship |
FW | Guy Mbenza | (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 | 1 | 0 | La Mancha | v. Zimbabwe, 9 September 2018 |
FW | Jaures Ngombe | (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 | 6 | 1 | Otôho | 2018 African Nations Championship |
FW | Moise Nkounkou | (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 | 12 | 1 | Diables Noirs | 2018 African Nations Championship |
FW | Bersyl Obassi | (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 | 7 | 0 | Otôho | v. Zimbabwe, 9 September 2018 |
FW | Nicolas Ondama PRE | Unknown | 0 | 0 | CARA | 2018 African Nations Championship |
DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up. |
Records
- As of 18 November 2018
- Players in bold text are still active with Congo.
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Coaches
Vasily Sokolov (1964–1965)
Amoyen Bibanzulu (1972)
Cicerone Manolache (1972–1974)
Yvon Goujon (1986–1987)
Noël Minga (1992–1993)
David Mémy (1997–1998)
Alain Nestor Ngouinda (1998–1999)
David Mémy (1999–2000)
Camille Ngakosso (2000)
Gaston Tchangana (2001)
Noël Minga (2001)
Eugen Moldovan (2001–2002)
Alain Nestor Ngouinda (2002)
Claude Andrey (2002–2003)
Jean-Paul Bernard (2003)
Michel Hidalgo (2004)
Christian Létard (2004–2005)
Gaston Tchangana (2005–2006)
Noël Tosi (2006–2007)
Gaston Tchangana (2007–2008)
Ivica Todorov (2008–2010)
Robert Corfou (2010–2011)
Camille Ngakosso (2011)
Jean-Guy Wallemme (2011–2012)
Kamel Djabour (2012–13)
Claude Le Roy (2013–15)
Pierre Lechantre (2016)
Barthélémy Ngatsono (2016–17)
Sébastien Migné (2017–18)
Valdo Filho (2018–)
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