DR Congo national under-20 football team

DR Congo national under-20 football team
Nickname(s)	Small Leopards
Association	Congolese Association Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
FIFA code	COD
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Angola 2–1 Zaire; (Luanda, Angola; 30 April 1988)
Biggest win
	DR Congo 4–1 Cameroon; (Kinshasa, RD Congo; 12 August 2013)
Biggest defeat
	DR Congo 1–4 Central African Republic; (Kinshasa, RD Congo; 2 May 2010) ; Congo 3–0 DR Congo; (Brazzaville, Congo; 14 December 2022)
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	2 (first in 1989)
Best result	Group stage (2013)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	None

Congo DR U-20 national football team, also known as Congo DR Under-20s or nicknamed Small Leopards, is the youth team for football in Congo DR. It plays a large role in the development of Congolaise football, and is considered to be the feeder team for the Congo DR national football team and is controlled by the Congolese Association Football Federation.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	To be determined
Total	0/23	0	0	0	0	0	0

¹Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches.^[4]
Match dates: 8, 11 and 14 December 2022
Opposition: Central African Republic, Cameroon and Congo

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Jonathan Bayoka	(2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21)	US Tshinkunku
1GK	Ernest Omba	(2004-03-28) 28 March 2004 (age 20)	Athletic Club Ujana
1GK	Josua Tshiolola	(2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19)	Kortrijk

2DF	Arthur Inaka	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004 (age 20)	Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF	Jonathan Kiambu	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21)	Jeunesse Junglinster
2DF	Néhémie Kusumina	(2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21)	Lubumbashi Sport
2DF	Claude Luendo	(2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 20)	SM Sanga Balende
2DF	Meschack Masengo	(2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 18)	TP Mazembe
2DF	Justice Mpempe	(2003-12-10) 10 December 2003 (age 20)	AC Lega
2DF	Mukendi Mukendi	(2004-04-11) 11 April 2004 (age 20)	JS Kabylie

3MF	Mathieu Kambala	(2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 (age 21)	1899 Hoffenheim
3MF	Galiel Kanda	(2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 20)	AC Lega
3MF	Aristide Mateta	(2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21)	Laval
3MF	Jonathan Mutshatsha	(2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 21)	Union SG
3MF	Berny Ndjela	(2006-10-09) 9 October 2006 (age 18)	Dynamic Togolais
3MF	Banks Olongo	(2005-10-08) 8 October 2005 (age 19)	CS Don Bosco
3MF	Elie Omandje	(2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20)	Athletic Club Ujana
3MF	Stéphane Tshimanga	(2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 20)	Étoile Céleste d’Adjamé

4FW	Christian Ise	(2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 (age 19)	AC Kuya
4FW	Tshikomb Kabwit	(2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 19)	CS Don Bosco
4FW	Alain Kilongozi	(2006-05-20) 20 May 2006 (age 18)	KFA FC
4FW	Christophe Mongila	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20)	AC Lega
4FW	Bradley Muanza	(2004-05-18) 18 May 2004 (age 20)	OH Leuven
4FW	Malanga Mwaku	(2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 20)	US Tshinkunku
4FW	Marc Mwilambwe	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20)	Lubumbashi Sport
4FW	Kiza Useni	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 21)	Etoile du Kivu
4FW	Moise Watsirene	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20)	US Tshinkunku

References

^ "DR Congo/2013 U-20 Afcon qualifiers: Fecofa braces up ahead of CAR game". en.starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^ "CONGO DR UNDER 20". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^ "CAN U20 2013". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^ "Elim CAN U20 Egypte 2023: La Liste Des Léopards Juniors Dévoilée" (in French). Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[en-starafrica-1] "DR Congo/2013 U-20 Afcon qualifiers: Fecofa braces up ahead of CAR game". en.starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

[int.soccerway-2] "CONGO DR UNDER 20". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

[footballdatabase-3] "CAN U20 2013". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

[4] "Elim CAN U20 Egypte 2023: La Liste Des Léopards Juniors Dévoilée" (in French). Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.

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v t e National under-20 football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
¹ Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA Football in Africa portal