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Congo
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Diables Rouges
(Red Devils)
AssociationFédération Congolaise
de Football
Head coachChristian Letard
Most caps?
Top scorer?
First colours
Second colours
First international
Congo 4 - 1 Reunion
(Madagascar; 13 April, 1960)
Biggest win
Congo 11 - 0 São Tomé and Príncipe
(Gabon; 7 July, 1976)
Biggest defeat
Madagascar 8 - 1 Congo
(Madagascar; 19 April, 1960)
World Cup
Appearancesnone (first in -)
Best result-
African Nations Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1968)
Best resultWinners, 1972

The Congo national football team, nicknamed Diables Rouges (Red Devils), is the national team of the Republic of Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football. They have never qualified for one World Cup, but did win the African Nations Cup: in 1972.


World Cup record

African Nations Cup record