DR Congo national football team results (1948–1971)

Last updated August 27, 2022

This article provides details of international football games played by the DR Congo national football team from before independence to 1971, at which point the Democratic Republic of the Congo was renamed Zaire.^[1]

Pre-independence

1948 Friendly	Belgian Congo	3–2	Northern Rhodesia	Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
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1948 Friendly	Belgian Congo	2–3	Northern Rhodesia	Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
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March 1950 Friendly	Northern Rhodesia	1–0	Belgian Congo	Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia
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March 1950 Friendly	Northern Rhodesia	1–0	Belgian Congo	Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia
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September 1953 1953 Jeux de l'Amitié Final	Belgian Congo	3–2	French Cameroon	Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
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2 January 1956 Friendly	Belgian Congo	2–4	French Cameroon	Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
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Post-independence

1963

12 April 1963 1963 Jeux de l'Amitié	Mauritania	0–6	Congo-Léopoldville	Dakar, Senegal
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13 April 1963 1963 Jeux de l'Amitié	Congo-Brazzaville	2–1	Congo-Léopoldville	Dakar, Senegal
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15 April 1963 1963 Jeux de l'Amitié	Ivory Coast	1–0	Congo-Léopoldville	Dakar, Senegal
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16 April 1963 1963 Jeux de l'Amitié	Tunisia	0–1	Congo-Léopoldville	Dakar, Senegal
			Kalala 10'

1964

24 February 1964 Friendly

Congo-Léopoldville

0–0

Congo-Brazzaville

Léopoldville, Congo-Léopoldville

22 April 1964 Friendly	Cameroon	2–2	Congo-Léopoldville	Yaoundé, Cameroon
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13 July 1964 1964 Coupe Tropiques	DR Congo	3–1	Congo	Yaoundé, Cameroon
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19 July 1964 1964 Coupe Tropiques	DR Congo	1–2	Cameroon	Yaoundé, Cameroon
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1965

1965 Friendly	Ghana	4–1	DR Congo	Accra, Ghana
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9 January 1965 Friendly	Togo	0–3	DR Congo	Lomé, Togo
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17 January 1965 1965 CAN qualification	Ivory Coast	2–0	DR Congo	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
	Déhi 69' Bléziri 80'

1 February 1965 Friendly	DR Congo	3–0	Congo	Léopoldville, DR Congo
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3 April 1965 1965 African Games qualification	DR Congo	3–2	Cameroon	Léopoldville, DR Congo
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14 April 1965 1965 African Games qualification	DR Congo	3–1	Cameroon	Léopoldville, DR Congo
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April 1965 1965 African Games qualification	DR Congo	8–2	Central African Republic	Léopoldville, DR Congo
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19 July 1965 1965 African Games group stage	Madagascar	0–7	DR Congo	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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20 July 1965 1965 African Games group stage	Algeria	4–1	DR Congo	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
	Zefzef 18' Hachouf 50', 67', 73'		? ?'	Attendance: 10,000

21 July 1965 1965 African Games group stage	Ivory Coast	1–1	DR Congo	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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25 July 1965 1965 African Games 5/8 semifinals	DR Congo	5–1	Togo	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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26 July 1965 1965 African Games 5th place match	DR Congo	6–2	Uganda	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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14 August 1965 1965 CAN qualification	Liberia	2–1	DR Congo	Monrovia, Liberia
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5 September 1965 1965 CAN qualification	DR Congo	4–2	Ivory Coast	Léopoldville, DR Congo
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21 September 1965 1965 CAN qualification	DR Congo	3–2	Liberia	Léopoldville, DR Congo
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12 November 1965 1965 CAN group stage	Ghana	5–2	DR Congo	Sousse, Tunisia
	Kofi 13' Acheampong 18', 59' Attuquayefio 84', 89'		Kalala 43', 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Municipal Bou Ali-Lahouar Attendance: 4,000

14 November 1965 1965 CAN group stage	Ivory Coast	3–0	DR Congo	Sfax, Tunisia
	Manglé 14', 59', 80'			Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri Attendance: 6,000

1966

27 February 1966 Friendly	Niger	2–1	DR Congo	Niamey, Niger
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30 June 1966 Friendly	DR Congo	0–3	Ghana	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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7 August 1966 Friendly	DR Congo	5–0	Central African Republic	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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5 November 1966 Friendly	Nigeria	3–2	DR Congo	Lagos, Nigeria
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27 November 1966 Friendly	DR Congo	1–0	Nigeria	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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2 December 1966 Friendly	Gabon	3–4	DR Congo	Bangui, Central African Republic
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3 December 1966 Friendly	Central African Republic	1–4	DR Congo	Bangui, Central African Republic
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1967

1967 Friendly	Liberia	1–4	DR Congo	Monrovia, Liberia
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4 January 1967 Friendly	Gabon	1–0	DR Congo	Libreville, Gabon
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22 January 1967 Friendly	DR Congo	4–1	Congo	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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February 1967 Friendly	Togo	2–4	DR Congo	Lomé, Togo
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24 February 1967 Friendly	Uganda	0–5	DR Congo	Kampala, Uganda
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18 March 1967 1968 CAN qualification	DR Congo	3–2	Sudan	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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25 March 1967 Friendly	Kenya	5–4	DR Congo	Nairobi, Kenya
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26 March 1967 Friendly	Kenya	1–1	DR Congo	Nairobi, Kenya
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2 April 1967 1968 CAN qualification	Sudan	1–0	DR Congo	Khartoum, Sudan
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19 April 1967 Friendly	Congo	3–1	DR Congo	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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24 May 1967 Friendly	Ghana	2–0	DR Congo	Accra, Ghana
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August 1968 Friendly	DR Congo	2–2	Mali	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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August 1968 Friendly	DR Congo	1–0	Ethiopia	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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13 August 1967 1968 CAN qualification	DR Congo	2–1	Sudan	Kampala, Uganda
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1 September 1967 Friendly	DR Congo	2–0	Ghana	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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17 September 1967 1968 CAN qualification	DR Congo	1–0	Tanzania	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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10 October 1967 1968 CAN qualification	Tanzania	0–1	DR Congo	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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24 November 1967 Friendly	Dahomey	2–5	DR Congo	Porto-Novo, Dahomey
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1968

12 January 1968 1968 CAN group stage	DR Congo	3–0	Congo	Asmara, Ethiopia
	Muwawa 19' Kabamba 27' (pen.), 51'			Stadium: Cicero Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ahmed Khelifi (Algeria)

14 January 1968 1968 CAN group stage	Ghana	2–1	DR Congo	Asmara, Ethiopia
	Kofi 17' (pen.) Mfum 84'		Mokili 42'	Stadium: Cicero Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Pierre Boua (Ivory Coast)

16 January 1968 1968 CAN group stage	DR Congo	2–1	Senegal	Asmara, Ethiopia
	Mantantu ?' Tshimanga ?'		Diouck ?'	Stadium: Cicero Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)

19 January 1968 1968 CAN semifinals	Ethiopia	2–3 (a.e.t.)	DR Congo	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	Vassallo 25' Worku 65'		Mantantu 3' Mungamuni 19' (100)	Stadium: Haile Selassie Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Ali Kandil (Egypt)

21 January 1968 1968 CAN Final	DR Congo	1–0	Ghana	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	Kalala 66'			Stadium: Haile Selassie Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Ad-Diba (Egypt)

7 March 1968 Friendly	Guinea	1–0	DR Congo	Conakry, Guinea
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24 November 1968 Friendly	DR Congo	1–0	Tunisia	Kinshasa, DR Congo
	Mayanga 18'			Attendance: 50,000

1969

26 January 1969 Friendly	DR Congo	4–0	Senegal	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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30 January 1969 Friendly	DR Congo	2–1	Cameroon	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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22 November 1969 Friendly	DR Congo	10–1	Zambia	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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14 December 1969 Friendly	DR Congo	5–0	Nigeria	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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1970

7 February 1970 1970 CAN group stage	Ghana	2–0	DR Congo	Wad Madani, Sudan
	Owusu 29', 32'			Stadium: Wad Madani Stadium Attendance: 7,525 Referee: Ihrahim Obeid (Sudan)

9 February 1970 1970 CAN group stage	DR Congo	2–2	Guinea	Wad Madani, Sudan
	Kalonzo 70' Mungamuni 72'		Sory 5' Soumah 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Wad Madani Stadium Attendance: 3,342 Referee: Théodore Koudou (Ivory Coast)

11 February 1970 1970 CAN group stage	United Arab Republic	1–0	DR Congo	Wad Madani, Sudan
				Stadium: Wad Madani Stadium Attendance: 3,927 Referee: Bennett Simfukwe (Zimbabwe)

27 June 1970 Friendly	Sudan	3–0	DR Congo	Khartoum, Sudan
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8 November 1970 1972 CAN qualification	Uganda	1–4	DR Congo	Kampala, Uganda
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24 November 1970 1972 CAN qualification	DR Congo	1–0	Uganda	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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1971

10 January 1971 Friendly	Ghana	1–1	DR Congo	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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26 April 1971 Friendly	Tanzania	0–1	DR Congo	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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6 June 1971 1972 CAN qualification	Zambia	2–1	DR Congo	Ndola, Zambia
	Stephenson 15' M'hango 45+1'		Etepé 16'	Stadium: Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium Attendance: 30,000

20 June 1971 1972 CAN qualification	DR Congo	3–0	Zambia	Kinshasa, DR Congo
	Kembo ?', ?', ?'			Stadium: 40,000

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References

↑ Courtney, Barrie (23 December 2013). "DR Congo (Zaire, Congo-Kinshasa) – List of International Matches". RSSSF . Retrieved 21 June 2022.

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