DR Congo women's national football team

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nickname(s)	Léopards dames
Association	Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC ; (Central Africa)
Head coach	Papy Kimoto
Home stadium	Stade des Martyrs
FIFA code	COD
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	109 (12 June 2025)
Highest	85 (June – September 2009)
Lowest	118 (September 2019)
First international
	Egypt 1–4 DR Congo ; (Kaduna, Nigeria; 17 October 1998)
Biggest win
	DR Congo 4–0 Uganda ; (Kinshasa, DR Congo; 28 January 2012); Central African Republic 0–4 DR Congo ; (Mongomo,Equatorial Guinea; 22 February 2020)
Biggest defeat
	Nigeria 6–0 DR Congo ; (Kaduna, Nigeria; 20 October 1998); Equatorial Guinea 6–0 DR Congo ; (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 31 October 2012)
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	3 (first in 1998)
Best result	Third Place (1998)

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,^[5] 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.^[6]

Team image

Home stadium

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

Results and fixtures

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

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2024

30 May 2024 (2024-05-30) Friendly	Morocco	2–1	DR Congo	Berkane, Morocco
19:00 UTC+1	Chapelle 71' Jraïdi 89'	Report Report (FRMF)	Er-Rmichi 77' (o.g.)	Stadium: Berkane Municipal Stadium

3 June 2024 (2024-06-03) Friendly	Morocco	3–2	DR Congo	Berkane, Morocco
19:00 UTC+1	Jraïdi 39', 43', 73'		Mrabet 3' (o.g.) Kipoyi 59' Kabakaba 90+1'	Stadium: Berkane Municipal Stadium Referee: Emna Ajbouni (Tunisia)

12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) Friendly	Senegal	1–0	DR Congo	Thiès, Senegal
17:00 UTC+0	Vukulu 90+2', .og'			Stadium: Stade Lat-Dior

16 July 2024 (2024-07-16) Friendly	Senegal	2–0	DR Congo	Thiès, Senegal
17:00 UTC+0	Balde 41' *Ndiaye 66'			Stadium: Stade Lat-Dior

27 October Friendly	DR Congo	1–2	Uganda	Kinshasa, DR Congo
15:30 UTC+1	Mawete 61'		Ikwaput 22' Kabene 77'	Stadium: Stade des Martyrs

30 October Friendly	DR Congo	1–3	Uganda	Kinshasa, DR Congo
	Mawete 64'		Ikwaput 16', 28' Nambi 35'	Stadium: Stade des Martyrs

2025

20 February 2025 (2025-02-20) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Botswana	0–2	DR Congo	Francistown, Botswana
15:00 UTC+2		Report	Gaofetoge 1' (o.g.) Mabomba 90+8'	Stadium: Francistown Stadium

26 February 2025 (2025-02-26) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	DR Congo	0–0 (2–0 agg.)	Botswana	Kinshasa, Congo DR
17:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Note: DR Congo won 2–0 on aggregate.

30 May Friendly	Tanzania	2-1	DR Congo	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
18:00 UTC+3	Luvanga 28', 88'		Dikisha 71'	Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium

3 June Friendly	Tanzania	2-0	DR Congo	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
18:00 UTC+3	Clement 28' Singano 44'			Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Papy Kimoto	^[7]

Players

Current squad

The following 30 players were called up for the preparation camp ahead of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.^[8]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Fideline Ngoy (captain)	(1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 34)	TP Mazembe
1GK	Ruth Khonde	(1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 26)	AC La Colombe [fr]
1GK	Djanae Longo	(2000-12-21) 21 December 2000 (age 24)	AS Cannes

2DF	Belange Vukulu	(1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 27)	TP Mazembe
2DF	Aimeraude Mawanda	(1998-03-25) 25 March 1998 (age 27)	TP Mazembe
2DF	Danny Ngoyi	(1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 26)	Simba Queens
2DF	Exaucée Kizinga	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 21)	RC Roubaix Wervicq
2DF	Kristal Iyombe	(2002-11-25) 25 November 2002 (age 22)	AS Monaco FF [fr]
2DF	Naomi Kambala		AS Cannes
2DF	Esther Siluvangi	(2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 24)	Le Mans FC

3MF	Bénie Kubiena	(1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 26)	Shanghai RCB
3MF	Marlène Kasaj	(1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 29)	TP Mazembe
3MF	Sarah Yasongamo	(1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 26)	Antalyaspor
3MF	Falonne Pambani	(1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 30)	Al-Shabab
3MF	Ruth Bulala	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 21)	AAS Sarcelles
3MF	Éva Sumo	(1993-12-07) 7 December 1993 (age 31)	FC Nantes
3MF	Esther Buabadi	(2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 23)	Feyenoord
3MF	Dorcas Vangu	(1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 26)	Wydad AC
3MF	Grâce Mfwamba	(1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 26)	Al-Taraji
3MF	Francesca Lueya	(1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 25)	SV Zulte Waregem

4FW	Naomie Kaba-Kaba	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 27)	Al-Ahli
4FW	Esther Dikisha	(1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 26)	FA Msichana
4FW	Gloria Mabomba	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 27)	AJ Auxerre
4FW	Ruth Kipoyi	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27)	Al-Nassr
4FW	Deborah Ngalula	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 23)	ESOF La Roche-sur-Yon
3MF	Anastasia Soulac	(2003-11-25) 25 November 2003 (age 21)	OGC Nice
4FW	Merveille Kanjinga	(2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 22)	Paris Saint-Germain
4FW	Olga Massombo	(1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 26)	Mazatlán FC
4FW	Flavine Mawete	(1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 27)	Djurgården IF
4FW	Joy Kimwemwe	(2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 (age 19)	Cincinnati Bearcats

Recent call ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Brigitte Ngamita	(2004-10-09) 9 October 2004 (age 20)	TP Mazembe	v. Morocco,3 June 2024
GK	Ginette Mbele	(2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 24)	VGA Saint-Maur [fr]	v. Senegal,16 July 2024
GK	C Ngwama		Amani [fr]	v. Uganda,30 October 2024
GK	Océane Basil	(2003-06-18) 18 June 2003 (age 21)	FC Bourges	v. Tanzania, 3 June 2025

DF	Alicia Sweye	(2004-07-07) 7 July 2004 (age 20)	RC Roubaix Wervicq	v. Tanzania, 3 June 2025
DF	Tracy Nkodia	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 23)	Unattached	v. Morocco, 3 June 2024
DF	Priscille Tabala		FCF Amani [fr]	v. Senegal,16 July 2024
DF	Natacha Boyengwa	(1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 26)	TP Mazembe	v. Uganda,30 October 2024

MF	Nyota Katembo	(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 24)	AFC Toronto	v. Tanzania, 3 June 2025
MF	Ketia Sawa	(2004-12-18) 18 December 2004 (age 20)	AAS Sarcelles	v. Tanzania, 3 June 2025
MF	Diana Tobe		Enfield Town	v. Tanzania, 3 June 2025
MF	S'arrive Badiambila	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 28)	TP Mazembe	v. Morocco,3 June 2024

FW	Deborah Boleki	(2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 25)	TP Mazembe	v. Morocco,3 June 2024
FW	Virginie Kadiata	(1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 32)	FCF Amani [fr]	v. Morocco,3 June 2024
FW	Wivine Makasi	(2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 22)	TP Mazembe	v. Botswana,26 February 2025
Notes ^RET = Retired from the national team ^PRE = Preliminary squad

Records

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

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter
1995	Did not enter
1999	Did not qualify
2003
2007
2011
2015	Did not enter
2019	Did not enter
2023	Withdrew
2027	To be determined
Total	0/10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1996	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016	Did not enter
2020	Did not qualify
2024	Did not qualify
Total	0/8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	M	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1995	Did not enter
1998	Third place	5	1	2	2	8	14
2000	Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify
2004	Did not enter
2006	Group stage	3	0	1	2	4	7
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	10
2014	Did not enter
2016	Withdrew
2018	Did not enter
2022	Withdrew
2024	Qualified^[a]
Total	4/14	11	2	3	6	14	31

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games

African Games record
Year	Round	M	W	D	L	GF	GA
2003	Group stage	3	1	1	1	5	6
2007	Did not enter
2011
2015
2019
2023
2027	To be determined
Total	1/6	3	1	1	1	5	6

UNIFFAC Women's Cup

UNIFFAC Women's Cup
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	GD
2020	Runner-up	5	2	3	0	9	3	+6
Total	1/1	5	3	2	0	11	7	+4

Honours

Major competitions

Women's Africa Cup of Nations^[10]

Third place: (1) 1998

Notes

^ Challenged by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, which claims DR Congo have fielded two players (Fideline Ngoy and Falonne Pambani) who had appeared at the 2012 African Women's Championship using other dates of birth.^[9]

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
^ CNN/SI – World Soccer – Women's World Cup Qualifying – Wednesday 28 October 1998 11:43 AM
^ Congo DR vs. Uganda – 28 January 2012 – Women Soccerway
^ mcubed.net: Soccer: Women's African Football Championship : Congo DR vs Nigeria
^ Eliminatoires-JO 2020 : la RDC bat la Guinée Equatoriale par forfait
^ Cameroon: 2020 Women's Olympic Qualifiers - Favourites Out of the Race
^ Papy Kimoto is the new coach of Leopard Dames Seniors
^ FECOFA (17 June 2025). "WAFCON Morocco 2024: Preliminary DR Congo Squad Announced for Training Camp" (in French). Kinshasa. Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via Instagram.
^ Anatolio (6 December 2023). "El Nzalang Femenino podría jugar la CAN por alineación indebida de RDC" [Nzalang Femenino could play the AFCON due to DRC improper fielding]. Actualidad Guinea Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Africa – Women's Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

External links

[10] Challenged by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, which claims DR Congo have fielded two players (Fideline Ngoy and Falonne Pambani) who had appeared at the 2012 African Women's Championship using other dates of birth.^[9]

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.

[2] CNN/SI – World Soccer – Women's World Cup Qualifying – Wednesday 28 October 1998 11:43 AM

[3] Congo DR vs. Uganda – 28 January 2012 – Women Soccerway

[4] ubed.net: Soccer: Women's African Football Championship : Congo DR vs Nigeria

[5] Eliminatoires-JO 2020 : la RDC bat la Guinée Equatoriale par forfait

[6] Cameroon: 2020 Women's Olympic Qualifiers - Favourites Out of the Race

[7] Papy Kimoto is the new coach of Leopard Dames Seniors

[8] FECOFA (17 June 2025). "WAFCON Morocco 2024: Preliminary DR Congo Squad Announced for Training Camp" (in French). Kinshasa. Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via Instagram.

[Actualidad-9] Anatolio (6 December 2023). "El Nzalang Femenino podría jugar la CAN por alineación indebida de RDC" [Nzalang Femenino could play the AFCON due to DRC improper fielding]. Actualidad Guinea Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[11] "Africa – Women's Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

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