DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations

DR Congo is one of major participant in Africa Cup of Nations, having participated in nineteen editions of all AFCON tournaments. They are also one of the most successful teams in Africa, having won the titles twice in 1968 as Congo-Kinshasa and 1974 as Zaire. However, since then, successes have been elusively fading for the national side of DR Congo, in spite of their frequent participation in the tournament aftermath. Their best result since 1974 was third place in 1998 and 2015.[1]

Competitive records
African Cup of Nations
Titles: 2
Appearances: 19
Year Position Year Position Year Position Year Position
1957Did not enter 1976Round 1 1994Quarter-finals 2012Did not qualify
1959Did not enter 1978Did not enter 1996Quarter-finals 2013Round 1
1962Did not enter 1980Did not qualify 1998Third place 2015Third place
1963Did not enter 1982Did not qualify 2000Round 1 2017Quarter-finals
1965Round 1 1984Withdrew 2002Quarter-finals 2019Round of 16
1968Champions 1986Did not qualify 2004Round 1 2021Did not qualify
1970Round 1 1988Round 1 2006Quarter-finals 2023To be determined
1972Fourth place 1990Did not qualify 2008Did not qualify 2025To be determined
1974Champions 1992Quarter-finals 2010Did not qualify

Matches
By match
TournamentOpponentScoreResultDR Congo scorers
1965 Ghana2–5LPierre Kalala Mukendi 43', 45' (pen.)
 Ivory Coast0–3L
1968 Congo-Brazzaville3–0WIgnace Muwawa 19'
Nicodème Kabamba 27' (pen.)
 Ghana1–2LSaio Ernest Mokili 42'
 Senegal2–1WKidumu Mantantu -'
Elias Tshimanga -'
 Ethiopia3–2 (a.e.t.)WKidumu Mantantu 3'
Léon Mungamuni 16', 100'
 Ghana1–0WPierre Kalala Mukendi 66'
1970 Ghana0–2L
 Guinea2–2DAndré Kalonzo 70'
Léon Mungamuni 72'
 United Arab Republic0–1L
1972 Sudan1–1DMayanga Maku 53'
 Congo2–0WJean Kalala N'Tumba 16', 59'
 Morocco1–1DMayanga Maku 3'
 Mali3–4 (a.e.t.)LJean Kalala N'Tumba 6'
Kakoko Etepé 61'
Gary Ngassebe 78'
 Cameroon2–5LKakoko Etepé 13'
Mayanga Maku 17'
1974 Guinea2–1WNdaye Mulamba 18', 65'
 Congo1–2LMayanga Maku 25'
 Mauritius4–1WNdaye Mulamba 15'
Mayanga Maku 19', 76'
Kakoko Etepé 38'
 Egypt3–2WNdaye Mulamba 55', 72'
Kidumu Mantantu 61'
 Zambia2–2 (a.e.t.)DNdaye Mulamba 65', 117'
2–0WNdaye Mulamba 30', 76'
1976 Nigeria2–4LKabasu Babo 51'
Mbungu Ekofa 58'
 Morocco0–1L
 Sudan1–1DNdaye Mulamba 41'
1988 Morocco1–1DVita Lutonadio 88'
 Ivory Coast1–1DEugène Kabongo 37'
 Algeria0–1L
1992 Morocco1–1DAndre Kona N'Gole 89'
 Cameroon1–1DTueba Menayame 1'
 Nigeria0–1L
1994 Mali1–0WBasaula Lemba 48'
 Tunisia1–1DNsumba Ngoy 55'
 Nigeria0–2L
1996 Gabon0–2L
 Liberia2–0WRoger Lukaku 5' (pen.)
Liombi Essende 72'
 Ghana0–1L
1998 Togo2–1WJerry Tondelua 57' (pen.), 73' (pen.)
 Tunisia1–2LPapi Kimoto 36'
 Ghana1–0WMundaba Kisombe 77'
 Cameroon1–0WJerry Tondelua 30'
 South Africa1–2 (a.e.t.)LEddy Bembuana-Keve 48'
 Burkina Faso4–4
(4–1 p)		DLokenge Mungongo 76', 90'
Jean-Kasongo Banza 88'
Jerry Tondelua 89'
2000 Algeria0–0D
 South Africa0–1L
 Gabon0–0D
2002 Cameroon0–1L
 Togo0–0D
 Ivory Coast3–1WYves Yuvuladio 28'
Shabani Nonda 66'
Papi Kimoto 81' (pen.)
 Senegal0–2L
2004 Guinea1–2LAlain Masudi 35'
 Tunisia0–3L
 Rwanda0–1L
2006 Togo2–0WTrésor Mputu 45'
Lomana LuaLua 64'
 Angola0–0D
 Cameroon0–2L
 Egypt1–4LAbdel-Zaher El-Saqqa 45+2' (o.g.)
2013 Ghana2–2DTrésor Mputu 53'
Dieumerci Mbokani 69' (pen.)
 Niger0–0D
 Mali1–1DDieumerci Mbokani 3' (pen.)
2015 Zambia1–1DYannick Bolasie 66'
 Cape Verde0–0D
 Tunisia1–1DJeremy Bokila 66'
 Congo4–2WDieumerci Mbokani 65', 90+1'
Jeremy Bokila 75'
Joël Kimwaki 81'
 Ivory Coast1–3LDieumerci Mbokani 24' (pen.)
 Equatorial Guinea0–0
(4–2 p)		D
2017 Morocco1–0WJunior Kabananga 55'
 Ivory Coast2–2DNeeskens Kebano 10'
Junior Kabananga 28'
 Togo3–1WJunior Kabananga 29'
Ndombe Mubele 54'
Paul-José M'Poku 80'
 Ghana1–2LPaul-José M'Poku 68'
2019 Uganda0–2L
 Egypt0–2L
 Zimbabwe4–0WJonathan Bolingi 4'
Cédric Bakambu 34', 65'
Britt Assombalonga 78'
 Madagascar2–2
(4–2 p)		DCédric Bakambu 21'
Chancel Mbemba 90'

Squads

References
  1. "Story of Africa Cup of Nations". Al Bawaba.
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