Congo women's national football team
The Congo women's national football team represents the Congo in international football.
| Nickname(s) | Diablesses Rouges (The Red She-Devils) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Congolese Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Gabriel Dengaki | ||
| Home stadium | Stade de la Revolution | ||
| FIFA code | CGO | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 110  (25 August 2023)[1] | ||
| Highest | 79 (December 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 122 (October 2007) | ||
| First international | |||
 Equatorial Guinea 2–2 Congo  (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; May 30, 2004) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Congo 9–0 Togo  (Brazzaville, Congo; March 12, 2006) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Equatorial Guinea 5–2 Congo (Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; November 18, 2008) | |||
| Africa Women Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 2008 | ||
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
The beginning
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
Home stadium
The Congo women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat.
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
2023
| 10-18 July 2023 2024 Olympic qualifying | Congo | Cancelled |  Tanzania |
| 10-18 July 2023 2024 Olympic qualifying | Tanzania | Cancelled | Congo |
| 21 September 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg | Guinea-Bissau  | 0–1 | Congo | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
| 15:30 UTC±0 | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro |
| 26 September 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg | Congo | 2–0 (3–0 agg.) | Guinea-Bissau | Brazzaville, Congo |
| 15:30 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat | ||
| Note: Congo won 3–0 on aggregate. | ||||
Source: global archive
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | M.MBEMBA BERJONA |
History of Managers
- (−2022) Gabriel Dengaki
- ( 2022–)M.MBEMBA BERJONA
Players
Current squad
- The following players were named in September 2023 for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification .[3][4]
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jessica Mbilka | |||||
| GK | Valle Ngamakita | |||||
| DF | Welcome Londo | 28 November 2003 | Diables Noirs | |||
| DF | Sacré Taty | |||||
| DF | Alima Gaga | | ||||
| DF | Ornela Mitesamani | |||||
| DF | Zita Maba | |||||
| MF | Josiane Toubele | Epaghaba | ||||
| MF | Benite Obambza | |||||
| MF | Q Elismine Bouanga | | ||||
| MF | Nkounga Firis | |||||
| FW | Pauline Mbayo | AC Colombe | ||||
| FW | Elda Loulendo (captain) | |||||
| FW | Flore Mabahou | |||||
| FW | Bénédicte Nzeyi | |||||
| FW | Doris Senga | |||||
Recent call-ups
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
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Achievements
Women's World Cup record
| FIFA Women's World Cup finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1991 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1995 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1999 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2003 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2007 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2011 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2015 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2019 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}  2023 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 0/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||
 2004 | |||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
 2012 | |||||||||
 2016 | |||||||||
 2020| | |||||||||
| Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
African Women's Championship/Cup of Nations
| African Women's Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | Withdrew in the quarterfinals | |||||||
| 1995-2002 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2004 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2006 | Withdrew in the qualifiers | |||||||
| 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
 2014 | ||||||||
 2016 | ||||||||
 2018 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2020 |
Cancelled[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||
 2022 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 1/12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
African Games
| African Games Finals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2015 | Groupe stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2023 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1/5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
UNIFFAC Women's Cup
| UNIFFAC Women's Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD |
| 2020 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
Notes
- 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
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ADIAC, CONGO (2015-04-15). "Football féminin : les Congolaises seront face aux Équato-Guinénnes". Adiac Congo. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- Squad for WAFCON qualification 1st round
- Congo 🇨🇬 line up v Guinea-Bissau
External links
National women's football teams of Africa (CAF) | |
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| North Africa (UNAF) | |
| West Africa (WAFU) | |
| East Africa (CECAFA) | |
| Central Africa (UNIFFAC) | |
| Southern Africa (COSAFA) | |
| Non-regional Members | |
