# DR Congo women's national football team

The DR Congo women's national football team (French: Équipe nationale féminine de football de la République démocratique du Congo) represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in international women's football. It is governed by the Congolese Association Football Federation. FIFA refers to DR Congo as Congo DR.

## History

Congo DR returned to compete in the CAF qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Their second round opponent, Equatorial Guinea withdrew, seeing Congo DR through to the third round to face Cameroon. After suffering a 0–2 loss in the first leg at Yaoundé, Congo DR built a 2–0 lead at home only to see a late goal by Ajara Nchout knock them out of the tournament with a 2–3 loss on aggregate.

## Team image
### Home stadium

The DR Congo women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade des Martyrs.

## Results and fixtures

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

### 2025
## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

| Position | Name | Ref. |
| Head coach | Papy Kimoto | |

## Players
### Current squad

The following is the squad called up for the 2026 WAFCON qualifying First round named on 29 Janvier 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 16 | 1GK | Fideline Ngoy (captain) | (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 33) | TP Mazembe |
| 21 | 1GK | Ruth Khonde | (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 26) | Colombe |
| 2 | 2DF | Belange Vukulu | (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 27) | TP Mazembe |
| 3 | 2DF | Aimeraude Mawanda | (1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 26) | TP Mazembe |
| 6 | 2DF | Bénie Kubiena | (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 25) | TP Mazembe |
| 13 | 2DF | Exaucée Kizinga | (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 21) | MFK Žalgiris [lt] |
| | 2DF | Danny Ngoyi | (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 26) | Simba Queens |
| 8 | 3MF | Marlène Kasaj | (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 29) | TP Mazembe |
| 10 | 3MF | Falonne Pambani | (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 30) | Al-Shabab |
| 12 | 3MF | Esther Siluvangi | (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 24) | Le Mans |
| 20 | 3MF | Sarah Yasongamo | (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 26) | 1207 Antalya Spor |
| 7 | 4FW | Naomie Kaba-Kaba | (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 27) | Al-Ahli |
| 9 | 4FW | Grâce Mfwamba | (1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 26) | Al-Taraji |
| 11 | 4FW | Flavine Mawete | (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 27) | Djurgården |
| 15 | 4FW | Esther Dikisha | (1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 26) | TP Mazembe |
| 17 | 4FW | Ruth Kipoyi | (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27) | Al-Nassr |
| 18 | 4FW | Olga Massombo | (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25) | Mazatlán |
| 19 | 4FW | Wivine Makasi | (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 22) | TP Mazembe |
| 23 | 4FW | Deborah Ngalula | (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22) | Unattached |
| 24 | 4FW | Gloria Mabomba | (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26) | Auxerre |
| | 4FW | Merveille Kanjinga | (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 22) | Paris Saint-Germain |

### Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to the DR Congo squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Brigitte Ngamita | (2004-10-09) 9 October 2004 (age 20) | TP Mazembe | v. Morocco,3 June 2024 |
| GK | Ginette Mbele | (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 24) | VGA Saint-Maur [fr] | v. Senegal,16 July 2024 |
| GK | C Ngwama | | Amani [fr] | v. Uganda,30 October 2024 |
| DF | Tracy Nkodia | (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 22) | Unattached | v. Morocco, 3 June 2024 |
| DF | Alphonsine Kapinga | (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27) | TP Mazembe | v. Equatorial Guinea, 5 December 2023 |
| DF | Priscille Tabala | | FCF Amani [fr] | v. Senegal,16 July 2024 |
| DF | Natacha Boyengwa | (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 26) | TP Mazembe | v. Uganda,30 October 2024 |
| MF | Diana Tobe | | Watford Development | v. Uganda, 27 October 2024 $^{WD}$ |
| MF | Francesca Lueya | (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 25) | Zulte Waregem | v. Morocco,3 June 2024 |
| MF | S'arrive Badiambila | (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 28) | TP Mazembe | v. Morocco,3 June 2024 |
| MF | Richanelle Kiteko | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22) | TP Mazembe | v. South Africa, October 2023 |
| MF | Isabelle Somp | (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 22) | Lupopo | v. South Africa, October 2023 |
| MF | Nicole Igilima | | DC Bweremana | v. South Africa, October 2023 $^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Hegenie Kalengele | | Lupopo | v. South Africa, October 2023 $^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Dorcas Vangu | (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 26) | Birfen Koleji Hatay Defne Spor | v. Uganda,30 October 2024 |
| FW | Deborah Boleki | (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 24) | TP Mazembe | v. Morocco,3 June 2024 |
| FW | Virginie Kadiata | (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 32) | FCF Amani [fr] | v. Morocco,3 June 2024 |
| FW | Isabelle Diakesse | (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 32) | Simba Queens | v. Equatorial Guinea, 5 December 2023 |
| Notes $^{RET}$ = Retired from the national team $^{PRE}$ = Preliminary squad |||||||

## Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2 August 2021.

## Competitive record
### FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record :
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 0/10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 0/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record :
| Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Third place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2006 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2024 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 4/14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 31 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### African Games

African Games record :
| Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2003 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 1/6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |

#### UNIFFAC Women's Cup

UNIFFAC Women's Cup :
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD |
| 2020 | Runner-up | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 |