Congo women's national football team

The Congo women's national football team represents the Congo in international football.

Not to be confused with DR Congo women's national football team.
Congo
Nickname(s)Diablesses Rouges (The Red She-Devils)
AssociationCongolese Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coachGabriel Dengaki
Home stadiumStade de la Revolution
FIFA codeCGO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 113 2 (25 March 2022)[1]
Highest79 (December 2009)
Lowest144 (December 2007)
First international
 Equatorial Guinea 2–2 Congo 
(Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; May 30, 2004)
Biggest win
 Congo 9–0 Togo 
(Brazzaville, Congo; March 12, 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Equatorial Guinea 5–2 Congo 
(Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; November 18, 2008)
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2008)
Best resultGroup Stage, 2008

Congo took part in the first African Championship in 1991, but withdrew before the tournament began. Congo did not compete at another championship until the 2004 tournament, where they beat Equatorial Guinea, but lost to Cameroon in qualification. During the qualification for the 2006 African Championship, they beat Togo over two legs, but did not turn up for the second qualifying round match against Ghana.

First in the 2008 Championship, Congo qualified by beating the Democratic Republic of Congo in the final qualifying round. Congo then went on to a group with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and Mali. They finished the group with three points after a win against Mali, and defeats to good Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon sides.

Despite good performances in 2008, they did not qualify for the 2010 African Championship. Therefore, they cannot qualify for the 2011 Germany World Cup.

History

The beginning

The Congo women's national team played its first official match on May 30, 2004 in Malabo against Equatorial Guinea (draw 2-2).[2] The Congolese women have participated in one African Women's Football Championship finals in 2006, where they were eliminated in the first round. The team has never participated in a World Cup or Olympic finals.

Team image

Home stadium

The Congo women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat.

Results and fixtures
See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021
20 October 2021 (2021-10-20) 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Congo  2–1  Gabon Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Report Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Gabon  1–0
(2–2 (a) agg.)		  Congo Libreville, Gabon
Report Stadium: Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang
Note: 2–2 on aggregate. Gabon won on away goals.

Achievements

Women's World Cup record
FIFA Women's World Cup finals
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
1991Withdrew-------
1995Did Not Enter-------
1999Did Not Enter-------
2003Did Not Enter-------
2007Withdrew-------
2011Did Not Enter-------
2015Did Not Enter-------
2019Did Not Qualify-------
2023Did not qualify-------
Total0/9-------
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
1996Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020|
Total0/70000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Women's Championship/Cup of Nations record
African Women's Championship
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1991 Withdrew in the quarterfinals
1995 Did not enter
1998
2000
2002
2004 Did not qualify
2006 Withdrew in the qualifiers
2008 Group Stage310236
2010 Did not enter
2012
2014
2016
2018 Did not qualify
2020 Cancelled[lower-alpha 1]
2022 Did not qualify
Total1/12310236

African Games record
African Games Finals
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
2003-000000
2007-000000
2011-000000
2015Groupe stage301227-5
2019-000000
2023-000000
Total4/4000000

UNIFFAC Women's Cup
UNIFFAC Women's Cup
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD
2020did not enter
Total1/1403145-1

Coaching staff
PositionNameRef.
Head coach Gabriel Dengaki

Players

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Congo squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Individual records
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Managers
  • (–present) Gabriel Dengaki

Notes
  1. Originally qualified as hosts. After withdrawal from hosting the tournament, they were sent to play the qualifiers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament and its qualification were cancelled.

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ADIAC, CONGO (2015-04-15). "Football féminin : les Congolaises seront face aux Équato-Guinénnes". Adiac Congo. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
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