Congo national football team

Congo

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Diables Rouges (Red Devils)
Association	Fédération Congolaise de Football
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Noël Tosi
Home stadium	Stade de la Revolution
FIFA code	CGO
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	91
Highest	79 (April 2007)
Lowest	139 (April 1996)
First international
French Equatorial Africa 4 - 1 Réunion (Madagascar; 13 April, 1960)
Biggest win
Congo 11 - 0 São Tomé and Príncipe (Gabon; 7 July, 1976)
Biggest defeat
Malagasy 8 - 1 French Equatorial Africa (Madagascar; 19 April, 1960)
Appearances	(first in -)
Best result	-
African Nations Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1968)
Best result	Winners, 1972

The Congo national football team, nicknamed Diables Rouges (Red Devils), is the national team of the Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but did win the African Nations Cup in 1972. They also won the All-Africa Games football tournament in 1965.

Congo Football Achievements

CEMAC Cup :

• 1 Time Champion (2007)

UDEAC Championship :

• 1 Time Champion (1990)
• 2 Times Runners-up

Central African Games :

• 2 Times Runners-up

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1962 - Did not enter
• 1966 - Entry not accepted by FIFA
• 1970 - Did not enter
• 1974 to 1978 - Did not qualify
• 1982 to 1990 - Did not enter
• 1994 to 2006 - Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record

• 1957 to 1965 - Did not enter
• 1968 - Round 1
• 1970 - Did not enter
• 1972 - Champions
• 1974 - Fourth place
• 1976 - Did not qualify
• 1978 - Round 1
• 1980 to 1988 - Did not qualify
• 1990 - Did not enter
• 1992 - Quarterfinals
• 1994 to 1998 - Did not qualify
• 2000 - Round 1
• 2002 to 2008 - Did not qualify

Current squad

(May, 2007)

Goalkeepers

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Barel Mouko	(1979-04-05) April 5, 1979			Dijon FCO
	1GK	William Dibakala				AS Police
	1GK	Benjamin Pembolo				Vita Club Mokanda
	1GK	Gildas Kiyari Mouyabi				Étoile du Congo

Defenders

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	2DF	Christel Kimbembe	(1982-05-23) May 23, 1982			US Créteil-Lusitanos
	2DF	Camille Oponga	(1978-01-24) January 24, 1978			Pacy Vallée-d'Eure
	2DF	Christopher Samba	(1984-03-28) March 28, 1984	20	0	Blackburn Rovers
	2DF	Theddy Ongoly	(1981-03-02) March 2, 1981			Angers SCO
	2DF	Luc-Arséne Diamesso	(1974-12-27) December 27, 1974			SV Wilhelmshaven
	2DF	Omar Diantete	(1979-02-18) February 18, 1979			FC Bourgoin-Jallieu
	2DF	Kevin Andzouana	(1982-11-15) November 15, 1982			Golden Arrows
	2DF	Bruce Abdoulaye	(1984-04-14) April 14, 1984			Clermont Foot
	2DF	Arsene Yoka				Grupo Desportivo Interclube
	2DF	Edzongo Itoua				AS Mangasport
	2DF	Destin Makita	(1984-10-23) October 23, 1984			Orlando Pirates

Midfielders

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	3MF	Oscar Ewolo	(1978-10-09) October 9, 1978			FC Lorient
	3MF	Walter Bakouma	(1980-11-14) November 14, 1980			Les Herbiers VF
	3MF	Denis Tsoumou	(1979-11-08) November 8, 1979			Chamois Niortais FC
	3MF	Michel Bouanga
	3MF	Ngassilat Lebally
	3MF	Rodalec Albert Miyamou-Souza
	3MF	Rock Embingou
	3MF	Gervais Batota

Forwards

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	4FW	Rolf-Christel Guié-Mien	(1977-10-28) October 28, 1977			Rot-Weiss Essen
	4FW	Wilfried Urbain Elvis Endzanga
	4FW	Joakim Compaige N'Tsika
	4FW	Edson Dico Minga
	4FW	Jaures Moukila
	4FW	Francky Sembolo
	4FW	Bhaudry Massouanga				Moghreb Athletic Tétouan
	4FW	Armel Mamouna-Ossila