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Congo women's national football team

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Not to be confused with DR Congo women's national football team.
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Congo national football team.

Congo
Nickname(s)Diablesses Rouges (The Red She-Devils)
AssociationCongolese Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coachGabriel Dengaki
Home stadiumStade de la Revolution
FIFA codeCGO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 112 Decrease 2 (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest79 (December 2009)
Lowest122 (October 2007)
First international
 Equatorial Guinea 2–2 Congo 
(Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; 30 May 2004)
Biggest win
 Congo 9–0 Togo 
(Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo; 12 March 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Morocco 7–0 Congo 
(12 June 2022)
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2008)
Best resultGroup stage, 2008

The Congo women's national football team represents the Congo in international football.

Congo took part in the first African Championship in 1991, but withdrew before the tournament began. Congo did not compete at another championship until the 2004 tournament, where they beat Equatorial Guinea, but lost to Cameroon in qualification. During the qualification for the 2006 African Championship, they beat Togo over two legs, but did not turn up for the second qualifying round match against Ghana.

First in the 2008 Championship, Congo qualified by beating the Democratic Republic of Congo in the final qualifying round. Congo then went on to a group with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and Mali. They finished the group with three points after a win against Mali, and defeats to good Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon sides.

Despite good performances in 2008, they did not qualify for the 2010 African Championship. Therefore, they cannot qualify for the 2011 Germany World Cup.

History

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The beginning

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The Congo women's national team played its first official match on May 30, 2004, in Malabo against Equatorial Guinea (draw 2–2).[2] The Congolese women have participated in one African Women's Football Championship finals in 2006, where they were eliminated in the first round. The team has never participated in a World Cup or Olympic finals.

Team image

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Home stadium

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The Congo women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat.

Results and fixtures

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Main article: 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.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

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10-18 July 2023 (2023-07) 2024 Olympic qualifying Congo  Cancelled  Tanzania
10-18 July 2023 (2023-07) 2024 Olympic qualifying Tanzania  Cancelled  Congo
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Guinea-Bissau  0–1  Congo Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
15:30 UTC±0 Report
  • Indira 89' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Congo  2–0
(3–0 agg.)		  Guinea-Bissau Brazzaville, Congo
15:30 UTC+1
Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
Note: Congo won 3–0 on aggregate.
29 November 2023 (2023-11-29) 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 1st leg Tunisia  5–2  Congo Soliman, Tunisia
--:-- UTC+1 Stadium: Stade municipal de Soliman
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 2nd leg Congo  1–1
(3–6 agg.)		  Tunisia Brazzaville, Congo
--:-- UTC+1 Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
Note: Tunisia won 6–3 on aggregate.

Source: global archive

Coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Head coach M.MBEMBA BERJONA

History of Managers

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  • (−2022) Gabriel Dengaki
  • ( 2022–)M.MBEMBA BERJONA

Players

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See also: Category: Congo women's international footballers

Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Valle Ngamakita
1GK Jessica Mbilka
2DF Welcome Akouala Republic of the Congo
2DF Sacré Taty
2DF Alima Gaga Republic of the Congo
3MF Nkounga Firis
3MF Josiane Toubele Republic of the Congo Epaghaba
4FW Pauline Mbayo Republic of the Congo AC Colombe
4FW Flore Mabahou
4FW Bénédicte Nzeyi
4FW Doris Senga
Transylive Manangou
Michelle Mfouo Republic of the Congo
Queen Bouanga Republic of the Congo
Chimene Ngazue Republic of the Congo
Eldani Mabondzo Republic of the Congo
Marie Sylvie Republic of the Congo
Aicha Yamoumou Republic of the Congo

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up


DF Welcome Londo (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20) Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs v.  Guinea-Bissau,26 September 2023
DF Ornela Mitesamani v.  Guinea-Bissau,26 September 2023
DF Zita Maba v.  Guinea-Bissau,26 September 2023
MF Benite Obambza v.  Guinea-Bissau,26 September 2023
MF Q Elismine Bouanga Republic of the Congo v.  Guinea-Bissau,26 September 2023
FW Elda Loulendo (captain) v.  Guinea-Bissau,26 September 2023

Individual records

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Main article: List of Congo women's international footballers
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Achievements

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Women's World Cup record

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FIFA Women's World Cup finals
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Withdrew - - - - - - -
Sweden 1995 Did not enter - - - - - - -
United States 1999 Did not enter - - - - - - -
United States 2003 Did not enter - - - - - - -
China 2007 Withdrew - - - - - - -
Germany 2011 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Canada 2015 Did not enter - - - - - - -
France 2019 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Brazil 2027 To be determined - - - - - - -
Total 0/10 - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total 0/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Women's Championship/Cup of Nations

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African Women's Championship
Year Round Result M W D L GF GA
1991 Withdrew in the quarterfinals
1995-2002 Did not enter
South Africa 2004 Did not qualify
Nigeria 2006 Withdrew in the qualifiers
Equatorial Guinea 2008 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 6
South Africa 2010 Did not enter
Equatorial Guinea 2012
Namibia 2014
Cameroon 2016
Ghana 2018 Did not qualify
2020 Cancelled[a]
Morocco 2022 Did not qualify
Morocco 2024 Did not qualify
Total 1/12 3 1 0 2 3 6

African Games

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African Games Finals
Year Round Result M W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo 2015 Groupe stage 3 0 1 2 2 7
Ghana 2023 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1/5 3 0 1 2 2 7

UNIFFAC Women's Cup

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UNIFFAC Women's Cup
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD
Equatorial Guinea2020 Did not enter
Total 1/1 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1

Honours

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Notes

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  1. ^ Originally qualified as hosts. After withdrawal from hosting the tournament, they were sent to play the qualifiers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament and its qualification were cancelled.

References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ ADIAC, CONGO (2015-04-15). "Football féminin : les Congolaises seront face aux Équato-Guinénnes". Adiac Congo. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  3. ^ Wafcon 2024 Qualifiers
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