Congo national football team

The national football team of the Republic of Congo, nicknamed Diables Rouges, the Football Selection of the Republic of Congo and is subject to the Congolese Fédération de Football. The greatest success was winning the African Cup of Nations in 1972 as the People's Republic of Congo.

  • 2.1 participations in other tournaments

Tournaments

World Championships

In qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil, the Republic of the Congo, first met in return games on São Tomé and Príncipe. The away match was won 5-0, in the home game, there was then a 1:1, so that the second round was reached. In these games, Burkina Faso, Gabon and Niger were the opponents. By a 2-2 draw against Niger on the final day, the Republic of Congo failed to qualify for the two playoff games against another group winner and was one point behind group second behind Burkina Faso.

African Cup of Nations

African Nations Cup

  • 2009: not qualified
  • 2011: not qualified
  • 2014: Preliminary

Participations in other tournaments

African Games

  • Winner 1965 ( as Congo-Brazzaville )
  • Preliminary 1973

Since 1991, the African Games are a U23 tournament; the Congolese U23 took only since 1995 they part, she was disqualified in the preliminaries of.

Central African Games ( held in 1976, 1981 and 1987)

  • 2nd place in 1976
  • 2nd place in 1981
  • 4th 1987

UNICAF Cup 1999

  • 4th place

Coupe UDEAC

  • Winner 1990
  • 2nd place 1984, 1985
  • 3rd place in 1986, 1988, 1990
  • Preliminary 1989

Coupe de la CEMAC (successor tournament of the Coupe UDEAC )

  • 3rd place 2003
  • 4th 2005
  • Preliminary 2006

Well-known current and former players

  • Luc Arsène Diamesso
  • Rolf- Christel Guié - Mien
  • Paul Moukila
  • François M'Pelé
  • Christopher Samba
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