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DR Congo women's national football team

Women's national association football team representing DR Congo

Women's national association football team representing DR Congo

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typewomen
NameDemocratic Republic of the Congo
BadgeCongolese Association Football Federation logo.png
Badge_size150px
NicknameLéopards dames
(Leopardesses)
AssociationCongolese Association Football Federation (FECOFA)
Home StadiumStade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNIFFAC (Central Africa)
CoachHervé Happy
CaptainFideline Ngoy
FIFA TrigrammeCOD
FIFA Rank
FIFA max85
FIFA max dateJune – September 2009
FIFA min118
FIFA min dateSeptember 2019
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First game4–1
(Kaduna, Nigeria; 17 October 1998)
Largest win4–0
(Kinshasa, DR Congo; 28 January 2012)
4–0
(Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea; 22 February 2020)
4–0
(Kinshasa, DR Congo; 25 March 2021)
Largest loss6–0
(Kaduna, Nigeria; 20 October 1998)
6–0
(Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 31 October 2012)
Regional nameWomen's Africa Cup of Nations
Regional cup apps4
Regional cup first1998
Regional cup bestThird place (1998)
2ndRegional nameUNIFFAC Women's Cup
2ndRegional cup apps1
2ndRegional cup first2020
2ndRegional cup bestRunners-up (2020)

(Leopardesses) | Sub-confederation = UNIFFAC (Central Africa) (Kaduna, Nigeria; 17 October 1998) (Kinshasa, DR Congo; 28 January 2012) 4–0 (Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea; 22 February 2020) 4–0 (Kinshasa, DR Congo; 25 March 2021) (Kaduna, Nigeria; 20 October 1998) 6–0 (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 31 October 2012)

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

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

Team image

Home stadium

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

Results and fixtures

Main article: DR Congo women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

;Legend

2025

  • Gaofetoge
  • Mabomba
  • Luvanga
  • Dikisha
  • Clement
  • Singano
  • Luvanga
  • Dikisha
  • Diop
  • N. Ndiaye
  • Kanjinga
  • Mawete
  • Chebbak
  • Mrabet
  • Kipoyi
  • Mohlakoana Kgatlana

2026

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

PositionNameRef.
Head coachPapy Kimoto
Assistant coach[]()
Goalkeeping coach[]()
Physical coach[]()

Players

Main article: List of Democratic Republic of the Congo women's international footballers

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against South Africa on 28 October 2025.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the DR Congo squad in the past 12 months.

;Notes

  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • PRE = Preliminary squad

Records

Main article: List of Democratic Republic of the Congo women's international footballers

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

Most capped players

#PlayerYear(s)Caps
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Top goalscorers

#PlayerYear(s)GoalsCaps
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup recordYearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD
CHN 1991Did not enter
SWE 1995
USA 1999Did not qualify
USA 2003
CHN 2007
GER 2011
CAN 2015Did not enter
FRA 2019
AUSNZL 2023Withdrew
BRA 2027To be determined
Total0/10-------

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics recordYearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD
USA 1996Did not enter
AUS 2000Did not qualify
GRE 2004
CHN 2008
GBR 2012
BRA 2016Did not enter
JPN 2020Did not qualify
FRA 2024
Total0/8-------

Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Women's Africa Cup of Nations recordYearRoundMWDLGFGATotal4/14112391640
1991Did not enter
1995
NGA 1998Third place5
ZAF 2000Did not enter
NGA 2002Did not qualify
ZAF 2004Did not enter
NGA 2006Group stage3
EQG 2008Did not qualify
RSA 2010
EQG 2012Group stage3
NAM 2014Did not enter
CMR 2016Withdrew
GHA 2018Did not enter
MAR 2022Withdrew
MAR 2024Group stage3
MAR 2026To be determined

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games

African Games recordYearRoundMWDLGFGA
Nigeria 2003Group stage
Algeria 2007Did not enter
Mozambique 2011
Republic of Congo 2015
Morocco 2019
Ghana 2023
Egypt 2027To be determined
Total1/6

UNIFFAC Women's Cup

UNIFFAC Women's Cup YearResultMatchesWinsDrawsLossesGFGAGDTotal1/15320117+4
EQG2020Runner-up523093+6

Honours

Major competitions

  • Women's Africa Cup of Nations : [[File:Med 3.png]] Third place: (1) 1998

Notes

References

References

  1. (25 August 1998). "CNN/SI – World Soccer – Women's World Cup Qualifying".
  2. (29 January 2012). "CAN-Féminine 2012 : la RDC étrille l'Ouganda (4-0)".
  3. (31 October 2012). "CAN (F)-2012: la Guinée équatoriale lamine la RDC (6-0)".
  4. [https://www.radiookapi.net/2019/08/29/actualite/sport/eliminatoires-jo-2020-la-rdc-bat-la-guinee-equatoriale-par-forfait Eliminatoires-JO 2020 : la RDC bat la Guinée Equatoriale par forfait]
  5. [https://allafrica.com/stories/201910110152.html Cameroon: 2020 Women's Olympic Qualifiers - Favourites Out of the Race]
  6. [https://twitter.com/karlyboy71/status/1729172637434421349 Papy Kimoto is the new coach of Leopard Dames Seniors]
  7. Leopards Dames. (15 October 2025). "La liste de nos Léopards pour affronter les Banyana Banyana est disponible".
  8. "Africa – Women's Championship".
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