DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations

DR Congo is one of major participant in Africa Cup of Nations, having participated in 19 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: 18
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 2021To be determined
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
AFCONOpponentScoreResultScorers
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)		DBakambu  21'
Mbemba  90'

Squads

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