# Congo women's national handball team

The Congo women's national handball team is the national team of Republic of the Congo (from 1970 to 1991 the People's Republic of the Congo). It takes part in international handball competitions.
The team participated at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where they placed sixth.
They participated at the World Women's Handball Championship in 1982, 1999, 2001, 2007 and 2009.

## Results
### Olympic Games

* 1980 – 6th place

### World Championship

* 1982 – 12th place
* 1999 – 22nd place
* 2001 – 22nd place
* 2007 – 17th place
* 2009 – 20th place
* 2021 – 23rd place
* 2023 – 26th place

### African Championship

* 1976 – 2nd place
* 1979 – 1st place
* 1981 – 1st place
* 1983 – 1st place
* 1985 – 1st place
* 1987 – 3rd place
* 1989 – 3rd place
* 1991 – 3rd place
* 1992 – 2nd place
* 1994 – 4th place
* 1996 – 4th place
* 1998 – 2nd place
* 2000 – 2nd place
* 2002 – 6th place
* 2004 – 5th place
* 2006 – 3rd place
* 2008 – 3rd place
* 2010 – 5th place
* 2012 – 6th place
* 2014 – 5th place
* 2016 – 4th place
* 2018 – 5th place
* 2021 – 4th place
* 2022 – 3rd place
* 2024 – 6th place

## Team
### Current squad

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Younes Tatby
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Ruth Kodia
* (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 (age 33)
* 1.73 m
* 18
* 0
* Étoile du Congo
* 2
* RB
* Jonedie Olikaka
* (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20)
* 1.71 m
* 7
* 5
* Union Sportive Nouacer
* 5
* LW
* Kimberley Rutil
* (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 28)
* 1.80 m
* 17
* 18
* Stella Saint-Maur Handball
* 6
* LW
* Klenn Divoko
* (1993-06-21) 21 June 1993 (age 31)
* 1.79 m
* 27
* 17
* US Cagnes Handball
* 7
* LB
* Diane Yimga
* (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 (age 32)
* 1.83 m
* 21
* 25
* Carros HBC
* 8
* CB
* Ruptia Mouele
* (1991-06-29) 29 June 1991 (age 33)
* 1.61 m
* 17
* 6
* DGSP
* 10
* RB
* Mercianne Hendo
* (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 28)
* 1.63 m
* 4
* 3
* DGSP
* 11
* RW
* Hermida Mongo
* (1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 30)
* 1.67 m
* 16
* 6
* DGSP
* 12
* GK
* Malvina Apendi
* (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 27)
* 1.72 m
* 12
* 0
* Tournefeuille Handball
* 13
* RW
* Grace Zoubabela
* (1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 (age 32)
* 1.73 m
* 19
* 11
* DGSP
* 15
* CB
* Eugenia Domingos
* (1990-11-16) 16 November 1990 (age 34)
* 1.75 m
* 0
* 0
* Otoho Handball
* 20
* GK
* Alicia Ntessi
* (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 25)
* 1.80 m
* 5
* 0
* Reims Champagne Handball
* 23
* LB
* Betchaïdelle Ngombele
* (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 20)
* 1.90 m
* 28
* 36
* RK Krim
* 45
* LW
* Joséphine Nkou
* (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27)
* 1.65 m
* 14
* 17
* ASD Handball Erice
* 61
* P
* Rita Saraiva
* (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 32)
* 1.77 m
* 22
* 18
* US Cagnes Handball
* 66
* LW
* Suzanne Mambou
* (1992-04-25) 25 April 1992 (age 32)
* 1.73 m
* 29
* 18
* DGSP
* 78
* CB
* Fanta Diagouraga
* (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 24)
* 1.75 m
* 17
* 19
* CSM Deva
* 79
* P
* Sharon Dorson
* (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 31)
* 1.78 m
* 22
* 26
* Noisy-le-Grand Handball
* 99
* RB
* Kassandra Jappont
* (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 30)
* 1.78 m
* 21
* 19
* HBC Thuir