Congo women's national handball team

Congo
Information
Association	Congolese Handball Federation
Coach	Younes Tatby
Assistant coach	Jean Malonga
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (First in 1980 )
Best result	6th (1980)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1982 )
Best result	12th (1982)
African Championship
Appearances	25 (First in 1976 )
Best result	1st (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Congo women's national handball team is the national team of Republic of the Congo (from 1970 to 1991 the People's Republic of the Congo). It takes part in international handball competitions.

The team participated at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where they placed sixth. ^[1]

They participated at the World Women's Handball Championship in 1982, 1999, 2001, 2007 and 2009.

Results

Olympic Games

Handball Congo vs. SFRY - 1980 Summer Olympics - Moscou

• 1980 – 6th place

World Championship

• 1982 – 12th place
• 1999 – 22nd place
• 2001 – 22nd place
• 2007 – 17th place
• 2009 – 20th place
• 2021 – 23rd place
• 2023 – 26th place

Record against other teams at the world championship

African Championship

• 1976 – 2nd place
• 1979 – 1st place
• 1981 – 1st place
• 1983 – 1st place
• 1985 – 1st place
• 1987 – 3rd place
• 1989 – 3rd place
• 1991 – 3rd place
• 1992 – 2nd place
• 1994 – 4th place
• 1996 – 4th place
• 1998 – 2nd place
• 2000 – 2nd place
• 2002 – 6th place
• 2004 – 5th place
• 2006 – 3rd place
• 2008 – 3rd place
• 2010 – 5th place
• 2012 – 6th place
• 2014 – 5th place
• 2016 – 4th place
• 2018 – 5th place
• 2021 – 4th place
• 2022 – 3rd place
• 2024 – 6th place

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship. ^[2]

Head coach: Younes Tatby

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Ruth Kodia (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 (age 33) 1.73 m 18 0 Étoile du Congo 2 RB Jonedie Olikaka (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 21) 1.71 m 7 5 Union Sportive Nouacer 5 LW Kimberley Rutil (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 29) 1.80 m 17 18 Stella Saint-Maur Handball 6 LW Klenn Divoko (1993-06-21) 21 June 1993 (age 32) 1.79 m 27 17 US Cagnes Handball 7 LB Diane Yimga (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 (age 33) 1.83 m 21 25 Carros HBC 8 CB Ruptia Mouele (1991-06-29) 29 June 1991 (age 34) 1.61 m 17 6 DGSP 10 RB Mercianne Hendo (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 28) 1.63 m 4 3 DGSP 11 RW Hermida Mongo (1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 31) 1.67 m 16 6 DGSP 12 GK Malvina Apendi (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 27) 1.72 m 12 0 Tournefeuille Handball 13 RW Grace Zoubabela (1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 (age 32) 1.73 m 19 11 DGSP 15 CB Eugenia Domingos (1990-11-16) 16 November 1990 (age 34) 1.75 m 0 0 Otoho Handball 20 GK Alicia Ntessi (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 25) 1.80 m 5 0 Reims Champagne Handball 23 LB Betchaïdelle Ngombele (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 21) 1.90 m 28 36 RK Krim 45 LW Joséphine Nkou (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 28) 1.65 m 14 17 ASD Handball Erice 61 P Rita Saraiva (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 32) 1.77 m 22 18 US Cagnes Handball 66 LW Suzanne Mambou (1992-04-25) 25 April 1992 (age 33) 1.73 m 29 18 DGSP 78 CB Fanta Diagouraga (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 25) 1.75 m 17 19 CSM Deva 79 P Sharon Dorson (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 31) 1.78 m 22 26 Noisy-le-Grand Handball 99 RB Kassandra Jappont (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 30) 1.78 m 21 19 HBC Thuir

References

1. "Congo (Brazzaville) Handball at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
2. "Team roster: Congo" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links

• IHF profile