# DR Congo A' national football team

The DR Congo A' national team is the local national football team of the DR Congo (formerly Zaire, alternatively known as Congo-Kinshasa) and is open only to domestic league players. The team represents DR Congo at the African Nations Championship and is governed by the Congolese Association Football Federation. They are nicknamed The Leopards.
DR Congo won the maiden African Nations Championship hosted by Ivory Coast in 2009 and repeated the feat at the 2016 tournament. Since 2014, all DR Congo A' team matches have been recognized by FIFA as first team matches.

## African Nations Championship record

African Nations Championship :
| Appearances: 5 |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2009 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Quarter- finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | Group stage | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 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 | Champions | 5/7 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 24 |

## Results and fixtures
### Fixtures

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Libya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

## Squad

The following players were called up for the 2020 African Nations Championship matches against Central African Republic. Caps and goals as of 20 October 2019 after the match against Central African Republic.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Jackson Lunanga Sankiaro | (1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 27) | 2 | 0 | AS Vita |
| 1GK | Nathan Mabruki | (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 35) | 3 | 0 | DC Motema Pembe |
| 2DF | Mukoko Amale | (1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | DC Motema Pembe |
| 2DF | Issama Mpeko | (1989-05-30) 30 May 1989 (age 35) | 71 | 1 | TP Mazembe |
| 2DF | Ernest Luzolo Sita | (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27) | 3 | 0 | AS Vita |
| 2DF | Kévin Mondeko | (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29) | 2 | 0 | TP Mazembe |
| 2DF | Luete Ava Dongo | (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 28) | 5 | 1 | AS Vita |
| 2DF | Atibu Radjabu | | 0 | 0 | AS Maniema Union |
| 3MF | Teji Lutonadio | | 2 | 0 | AS Maniema Union |
| 3MF | Rachidi Assumani | (1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | DC Motema Pembe |
| 3MF | Steve Ebuela | | 0 | 0 | AS Dauphins Noirs |
| 3MF | Glody Likonza | (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26) | 2 | 0 | TP Mazembe |
| 3MF | Zemanga Soze | | 0 | 0 | AS Vita |
| 3MF | Mukoko Tonombe | (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | AS Vita |
| 3MF | Beverly Makangila | (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo |
| 3MF | Jérémie Mumbere | (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 33) | 2 | 0 | AS Vita |
| 3MF | Ikoyo Iyembe | | 1 | 0 | DC Motema Pembe |
| 4FW | Vinny Kmobe Bongonga | (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | DC Motema Pembe |
| 4FW | Ducapel Moloko | (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | AS Vita |
| 4FW | Jackson Muleka | (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 25) | 7 | 3 | TP Mazembe |
| 4FW | Isaac Tshibangu | (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | TP Mazembe |
| 4FW | Merveille Wamba Kikasa | (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 1 | AS Vita |
| 4FW | Chico Ushindi Was Kubanza | (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | Unknown |
| 4FW | Joël Beya | (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24) | 3 | 4 | TP Mazembe |

### Previous squads
#### African Nations Championship squads

* CHAN 2011 squad
* CHAN 2016 squad

## Honours

African Nations Championship:
* Champions: 2009, 2016