| Nickname(s) | The Leopards | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Congolese Association Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Christian Nsengi-Biembe | ||
| Home stadium | Stade des Martyrs | ||
| FIFA code | COD | ||
| |||
| African Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 2009 and 2016 | ||
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[1] and repeated the feat at the 2016 tournament.[2] Since 2014, all DR Congo A' team matches have been recognized by FIFA as first team matches.[3]
- ^ "DR Congo wins maiden CHAN tournament". BBC Africa. 8 March 2009.
- ^ "DR Congo humiliate Mali to win CHAN 2016". Legit.ng. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "CHAN matches to count as first team matches". w.cybereagles.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.