DR Congo

CAF. Played 532 since 25 May 1948: won 209, drawn 146, lost 177. Elo 1792, ranked 39 in the world; peak 1823 in 2026. Titles: 2 AFCONs.

2AFCON

Latest results

2026-10-05DUganda 1–1 DR CongoFriendly · Johannesburg79%
2026-10-02LDR Congo 0–2 UgandaUpsetFriendly · Johannesburg84%
2026-09-28WZimbabwe 1–2 DR CongoAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Harare78%
2026-09-24WDR Congo 2–0 Equatorial GuineaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Kinshasa94%
2026-07-01LEngland 2–1 DR CongoFIFA World Cup · Round of 32 · Atlanta16%
2026-06-27WDR Congo 3–1 UzbekistanFIFA World Cup · Group K · Atlanta49%
2026-06-23LColombia 1–0 DR CongoFIFA World Cup · Group K · Zapopan15%
2026-06-17DPortugal 1–1 DR CongoFIFA World Cup · Group K · Houston16%
2026-06-09LDR Congo 1–2 ChileFriendly · Orléans47%
2026-06-03DDR Congo 0–0 DenmarkFriendly · Liège29%

Results and fixtures

Squad

The following players were called up to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Equatorial Guinea (24 September 2026), Zimbabwe (28 September) and the 2 friendlies against Uganda (2 and 5 October).

Players: 27
Average age: 25.7
Caps between them: 407

Where they play

1 at home · 26 abroad in 15 other countries

DR Congo 1
France 5
Belgium 3
England 3
Saudi Arabia 3
Germany 2
Canada 1
Cyprus 1
Italy 1
Morocco 1
Netherlands 1
Poland 1
Romania 1
Scotland 1
Switzerland 1
Turkey 1

Average club rating 1629 (ClubElo; 22 of 27 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: RB Leipzig, ranked 26 by ClubElo.

No.	Player	Age	Caps	Goals	Club	Club Elo
Goalkeepers
	Dimitry BertaudForge(Canada)	28	16	0	Forge(Canada)
	Matthieu EpoloStandard Liège(Belgium)	21	3	0	Standard Liège(Belgium)	1579
	Nathan NdibuAigles du Congo	22	0	0	Aigles du Congo
Defenders
	Chancel MbembaAl-Diriyah(Saudi Arabia)	32	113	8	Al-Diriyah(Saudi Arabia)
	Joris KayembeGenk(Belgium)	32	32	1	Genk(Belgium)	1678
	Gédéon KaluluAris Limassol(Cyprus)	29	31	0	Aris Limassol(Cyprus)	1538
	Henock Inonga BakaAS FAR(Morocco)	33	28	0	AS FAR(Morocco)	1575
	Dylan BatubinsikaFCSB(Romania)	30	15	1	FCSB(Romania)
	Steve KapuadiWidzew Łódź(Poland)	28	7	0	Widzew Łódź(Poland)	1492
	Willy KambwalaComo(Italy)	22	1	0	Como(Italy)	1827
	Jordy MakengoSC Freiburg(Germany)	25	1	0	SC Freiburg(Germany)	1786
	Kévin PedroSaint-Étienne(France)	20	1	0	Saint-Étienne(France)	1615
Midfielders
	Noah SadikiSunderland(England)	21	28	0	Sunderland(England)	1732
	Nathanaël MbukuSint-Truiden(Belgium)	24	26	3	Sint-Truiden(Belgium)	1617
	Aaron TshibolaKilmarnock(Scotland)	31	19	1	Kilmarnock(Scotland)	1367
	Junior KadileLens(France)	23	4	0	Lens(France)	1802
	Ezechiel BanzuziRB Leipzig(Germany)	21	2	0	RB Leipzig(Germany)	1831
	Stephy MavididiWatford(England)	28	2	0	Watford(England)	1522
	Jorthy MokioAjax(Netherlands)	18	2	0	Ajax(Netherlands)	1701
	Brandon NdeziDijon(France)	26	1	0	Dijon(France)	1549
	Stanis IdumboMonaco(France)	21	0	0	Monaco(France)	1790
	Paris MaghomaNorwich City(England)	25	0	0	Norwich City(England)	1620
	Noah MbambaLorient(France)	21	0	0	Lorient(France)	1688
Forwards
	Théo BongondaAl-Faisaly(Saudi Arabia)	30	43	7	Al-Faisaly(Saudi Arabia)	1382
	Jackson MulekaKonyaspor(Turkey)	27	19	3	Konyaspor(Turkey)	1541
	Samuel EssendeYoung Boys(Switzerland)	28	12	1	Young Boys(Switzerland)	1613
	Afimico PululuAl-Hazem(Saudi Arabia)	27	1	0	Al-Hazem(Saudi Arabia)

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: DR Congo national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 5 October 2026; page last edited 3 Nov 2026. Read daily.

Tournament history

World Cup: 2 appearances

AFCON: 21 appearances

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

DR Congo v Cameroon: played 35, won 8, drawn 9, lost 18; goals 35–53. First met 24 Sep 1953, last 13 Nov 2025.

2025-11-13WCameroon 0–1 DR CongoFIFA World Cup qualification · Rabat54%
2017-01-05LCameroon 2–0 DR CongoFriendly · Yaoundé32%
2015-06-09DDR Congo 1–1 CameroonFriendly · Mons32%
2015-01-07DCameroon 1–1 DR CongoFriendly · Yaoundé17%
2014-11-15LCameroon 1–0 DR CongoAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Yaoundé17%
2014-09-06LDR Congo 0–2 CameroonAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Lubumbashi46%
2013-06-16DDR Congo 0–0 CameroonFIFA World Cup qualification · Kinshasa46%
2012-06-02LCameroon 1–0 DR CongoFIFA World Cup qualification · Yaoundé16%
2011-10-07LDR Congo 2–3 CameroonAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Kinshasa36%
2010-10-09DCameroon 1–1 DR CongoAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Garoua12%
2006-01-29LCameroon 2–0 DR CongoAfrican Cup of Nations · Group B · Cairo17%
2002-01-20LCameroon 1–0 DR CongoAfrican Cup of Nations · Group B · Sikasso17%
1998-02-20WCameroon 0–1 DR CongoAfrican Cup of Nations · Quarter-finals · Bobo Dioulasso35%
1995-04-23WZaïre 2–1 CameroonAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Kinshasa58%
1994-10-16LCameroon 1–0 ZaïreAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Douala23%

Latest 15 of 35 meetings.

Record by competition

DR Congo by competition

Friendly	190	61	59	70	272–251	1948–2026
African Cup of Nations qualification	135	66	32	37	214–135	1965–2026
FIFA World Cup qualification	97	48	22	27	159–101	1972–2026
African Cup of Nations	84	23	30	31	99–109	1965–2026
FIFA World Cup	7	1	1	5	5–19	1974–2026
All-African Games	5	3	1	1	20–8	1965
African Friendship Games	4	2	0	2	8–3	1963
Nile Basin Tournament	4	3	0	1	4–2	2011
COSAFA Cup	3	1	1	1	1–1	2016
Beijing International Friendship Tournament	2	1	0	1	5–4	1977
Iran International Tournament	1	0	0	1	2–3	1975

Top scorers

Dieumerci Mbokani 15
Shabani Nonda 11
Ndaye Mulamba 10
Cédric Bakambu 10
Trésor Mputu 9
Yoane Wissa 9
Mayanga Maku 7
Jean Kalala N'Tumba 7
Kakoko Etepé 7
Kembo Uba Kembo 6

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.