Congo national football team
Men's association football team of the Republic of Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with DR Congo national football team.
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Congo women's national football team.
The Congo national football team (French: Équipe de football du Congo) represents the Republic of the Congo in men's association football and is governed by the Congolese Football Federation. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but did win the Africa Cup of Nations in 1972. They also won the All-Africa Games football tournament in 1965. The team is also a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
Nickname(s) | Les Diables Rouges (The Red Devils) | |||
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Association | Fédération Congolaise de Football (FECOFOOT) | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | |||
Head coach | Isaac Ngata (Interim) | |||
Captain | Amour Loussoukou | |||
Most caps | Jonas Bahamboula Delvin N'Dinga (56) | |||
Top scorer | Thievy Bifouma (16) | |||
Home stadium | Stade Municipal de Kintélé Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat | |||
FIFA code | CGO | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 111 1 (4 April 2024)[1] | |||
Highest | 42 (September 2015) | |||
Lowest | 144 (September 2011) | |||
First international | ||||
French Congo 5–1 Cameroon (Middle Congo; 1954)[2] | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Congo 11–0 Chad (Congo; 28 March 1964) Congo 11–0 São Tomé and Príncipe (Libreville, Gabon; 7 July 1976) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
Malagasy Republic 8–1 Congo (Antananarivo, Madagascar; 18 April 1960) | ||||
Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1968) | |||
Best result | Champions, 1972 |
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