DR Congo women's national football team

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nickname(s)	Léopards dames
Association	Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC ; (Central Africa)
Head coach	Papy Kimoto
Home stadium	Stade des Martyrs
FIFA code	COD
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	106 4 (15 March 2024)
Highest	85 (June – September 2009)
Lowest	118 (September 2019)
First international
	Egypt 1–4 DR Congo ; (Kaduna, Nigeria; 17 October 1998)
Biggest win
	DR Congo 4–0 Uganda ; (Kinshasa, DR Congo; 28 January 2012)
Biggest defeat
	Nigeria 6–0 DR Congo ; (Kaduna, Nigeria; 20 October 1998); Equatorial Guinea 6–0 DR Congo ; (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 31 October 2012)
African Women's Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1998)
Best result	Third Place, 1998

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 edit

Congo DR returned to compete in the CAF qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Their second round opponent, Equatorial Guinea withdrew,^[5] 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.^[6]

Team image edit

Home stadium edit

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

Results and fixtures edit

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

2023 edit

10-18 July 2023 2024 Olympic qualifying

Mozambique

Cancelled

DR Congo

10-18 July 2023 2024 Olympic qualifying

DR Congo

Cancelled

Mozambique

22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg	DR Congo	2–1	Benin	Kinshasa, DR Congo
15:30 UTC+1	Pambani 14' Kaba-Kaba 56'	Report (FECOFA)	Gnammi 30'	Stadium: Stade des Martyrs

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg	Benin	1–2 (2–4 agg.)	DR Congo	Cotonou, Benin
17:00 UTC+1	Gnammi 5'	Report (FECOFA)	Kanjinga 31' Kaba-Kaba 34'	Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié
Note: DR Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.

25 October 2023 (2023-10-25) 2024 Olympic qualifying	DR Congo	1–1	South Africa	Kinshasa, DR Congo
15:30 UTC+1	Mfwamba 40'	Report	Kgatlana 48'	Stadium: Stade des Martyrs

30 October 2024 Olympic qualifying	South Africa	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	DR Congo	Johannesburg, South Africa
	Kgatlana 71', 88'			Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Note: South Africa won 3–1 on aggregate

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 1st leg	Equatorial Guinea	1–1	DR Congo	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
16:00 UTC+1	Obono 20'	Report	Kaba-kaba 72'	Stadium: Estadio de Malabo

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 2nd leg	DR Congo	2–1 (3–2 agg.)	Equatorial Guinea	Kinshasa ,DR Congo
	Kanjinga 55' Kipoyi 75'		Obono 45'	Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Note: DR Congo won 3–2 on aggregate.

Coaching staff edit

Current coaching staff edit

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Papy Kimoto	^[7]

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up to play against Equatorial Guinea on 1 and 5 December 2023.^[8]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Brigitte Ngamita	(2004-10-09) 9 October 2004 (age 19)	Mazembe
16	1GK	Fideline Ngoy	(1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 33)	Amed
	1GK	Ruth Khonde		La Source

2	2DF	Belange Vukulu	(1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 26)	Mazembe
5	2DF	Natacha Boyengwa	(1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25)	Galactic Excellence
11	2DF	Aimeraude Mawanda	(1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 26)	Mazembe
14	2DF	Alphonsine Kapinga	(1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 26)	Mazembe
22	2DF	Danny Ngoyi (captain)	(1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25)	Simba Queens
	2DF	Tracy Nkodia	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 21)	Le Mans

6	3MF	Bénie Kubiena	(2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 20)	Asya Spor Kulübü
8	3MF	Marlène Kasaj	(1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28)	Beylerbeyi
10	3MF	Falonne Pambani	(1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 29)	ALG Spor
12	3MF	Francesca Lueya	(1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 24)	Charleroi
20	3MF	S'arrive Badiambila	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 27)	Mazembe

4	4FW	Deborah Ngalula	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 21)	La Roche
7	4FW	Naomie Kaba-Kaba	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26)	Galatasaray
9	4FW	Grâce Mfwamba	(1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 25)	Trabzonspor
15	4FW	Esther Dikisha	(1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 25)	Mazembe
17	4FW	Ruth Kipoyi	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 26)	Galatasaray
18	4FW	Isabelle Diakesse	(1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 31)	Simba Queens
19	4FW	Merveille Kanjinga	(2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21)	Mazembe
	4FW	Gloria Mabomba	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26)	Auxerre

Recent call ups edit

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

DF	Yvonne Obonga	(2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 21)	Mazembe	v. Benin, 26 September 2023

MF	Richanelle Kiteko	(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22)	Mazembe	v. South Africa, October 2023
MF	Isabelle Somp	(2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21)	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

FW	Deborah Boleki	(2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 24)	Mazembe	v. South Africa, October 2023
FW	Béatrice Apenjonga	(1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 (age 24)	Mazembe	v. Benin, 26 September 2023
FW	Justine Bousu	(2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 23)	Mazembe	v. Benin, 26 September 2023
Notes ^RET = Retired from the national team ^PRE = Preliminary squad

Records edit

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

Most capped players edit

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers edit

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

Competitive record edit

FIFA Women's World Cup edit

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter
1995	Did not enter
1999	Did not qualify
2003
2007
2011
2015	Did not enter
2019	Did not enter
2023	Withdrew
Total	0/9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Olympic Games edit

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1996	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016	Did not enter
2020	Did not qualify
Total	0/7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Africa Women Cup of Nations edit

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	M	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1995	Did not enter
1998	Third place	5	1	2	2	8	14
2000	Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify
2004	Did not enter
2006	Group stage	3	0	1	2	4	7
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	10
2014	Did not enter
2016	Withdrew
2018	Did not enter
2022	Withdrew
2024	Qualified^[a]
Total	4/14	11	2	3	6	14	31

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games edit

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

UNIFFAC Women's Cup edit

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

Notes edit

^ Challenged by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, which claims DR Congo have fielded two players (Fideline Ngoy and Falonne Pambani) who had appeared at the 2012 African Women's Championship using other dates of birth.^[9]

References edit

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ CNN/SI – World Soccer – Women's World Cup Qualifying – Wednesday 28 October 1998 11:43 AM
^ Congo DR vs. Uganda – 28 January 2012 – Women Soccerway
^ mcubed.net: Soccer: Women's African Football Championship : Congo DR vs Nigeria
^ Eliminatoires-JO 2020 : la RDC bat la Guinée Equatoriale par forfait
^ Cameroon: 2020 Women's Olympic Qualifiers - Favourites Out of the Race
^ Papy Kimoto is the new coach of Leopard Dames Seniors
^ WAFCON 2024 Qualifiers. RD Congo 🇨🇩 squad to play Equatorial Guinea Dec 1 Dec 5
^ Anatolio (6 December 2023). "El Nzalang Femenino podría jugar la CAN por alineación indebida de RDC" [Nzalang Femenino could play the AFCON due to DRC improper fielding]. Actualidad Guinea Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2023.

External links edit

FIFA Team Profile

[10] Challenged by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, which claims DR Congo have fielded two players (Fideline Ngoy and Falonne Pambani) who had appeared at the 2012 African Women's Championship using other dates of birth.^[9]

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[2] CNN/SI – World Soccer – Women's World Cup Qualifying – Wednesday 28 October 1998 11:43 AM

[3] Congo DR vs. Uganda – 28 January 2012 – Women Soccerway

[4] ubed.net: Soccer: Women's African Football Championship : Congo DR vs Nigeria

[5] Eliminatoires-JO 2020 : la RDC bat la Guinée Equatoriale par forfait

[6] Cameroon: 2020 Women's Olympic Qualifiers - Favourites Out of the Race

[7] Papy Kimoto is the new coach of Leopard Dames Seniors

[8] WAFCON 2024 Qualifiers. RD Congo 🇨🇩 squad to play Equatorial Guinea Dec 1 Dec 5

[Actualidad-9] Anatolio (6 December 2023). "El Nzalang Femenino podría jugar la CAN por alineación indebida de RDC" [Nzalang Femenino could play the AFCON due to DRC improper fielding]. Actualidad Guinea Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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