DR Congo national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the DR Congo national football team from 2020 to present.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

9 October 2020 Friendly	Burkina Faso	3–0	DR Congo	El Jadida, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1	B. Traoré 15' Dabo 62' (pen.) Dayo 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade El Abdi Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

13 October 2020 Friendly	Morocco	1–1	DR Congo	Rabat, Morocco
19:00 UTC+1	Mazraoui 45'	Report	Wissa 60'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Alioune Sow Sandigui (Senegal)

14 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	DR Congo	0–0	Angola	Kinshasa, DR Congo
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

17 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Angola	0–1	DR Congo	Luanda, Angola
17:00 UTC+1		Report	Kebano 64'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

2021

17 January 2021 2020 CHAN GS	DR Congo	1–0	Congo	Douala, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1	Kubanza 47'	Report		Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

21 January 2021 2020 CHAN GS	Libya	1–1	DR Congo	Douala, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1	Al-Mehdi 6'	Report	Obenza 90+4'	Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)

25 January 2021 2020 CHAN GS	Niger	1–2	DR Congo	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1	Moussa 73'	Report	Kabangu 27' Obenza 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

30 January 2021 2020 CHAN	DR Congo	1–2	Cameroon	Douala, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1	Lilepo 22'	Report	N'Djeng 29' Felix Oukiné 42'	Stadium: Japoma Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)

25 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ	Gabon	3–0	DR Congo	Franceville, Gabon
17:00 UTC+1	Boupendza 44' Bouanga 72' Aubameyang 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Franceville Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

29 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ	DR Congo	1–0	Gambia	Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 UTC+1	Kasengu 45+2' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)

5 June 2021 Friendly	Tunisia	1–0	DR Congo	Radès, Tunisia
20:30 UTC+1	Sliti 45'	Report		Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès Attendance: 0 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

11 June 2021 Friendly	DR Congo	1–1	Mali	Tunis, Tunisia
16:00 UTC+1	Malango 86'	Report	Coulibaly 4'	Stadium: Stade El Menzah Attendance: 0

2 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	DR Congo	1–1	Tanzania	Lubumbashi, DR Congo
15:00 UTC+2	Mbokani 23'	Report	Msuva 36'	Stadium: Stade TP Mazembe Referee: Kalilou Ibrahim Traore (Ivory Coast)

6 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Benin	1–1	DR Congo	Cotonou, Benin
14:00 UTC+1	Adéoti 33'	Report	Mbokani 11'	Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	DR Congo	2–0	Madagascar	Kinshasa, DR Congo
14:00 UTC+1	Akolo 35' Mbokani 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)

10 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Madagascar	1–0	DR Congo	Antananarivo, Madagascar
19:00 UTC+3	Rakotoharimalala 1'	Report		Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)

11 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Tanzania	0–3	DR Congo	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Kakuta 6' Fasika 66' Malango 85'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

14 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	DR Congo	2–0	Benin	Kinshasa, DR Congo
14:00 UTC+1	Mbokani 10' (pen.) Malango 74'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

2022

1 February 2022 Friendly	Bahrain	1–0	DR Congo	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+4	Isa 48'	Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

25 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	DR Congo	1–1	Morocco	Kinshasa, DR Congo
16:00 UTC+1	Wissa 12'	Report	Tissoudali 76'	Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

29 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Morocco	4–1 (5–2 agg.)	DR Congo	Casablanca, Morocco
20:30 UTC+1	Ounahi 21', 54' Tissoudali 45+7' Hakimi 69'	Report	Malango 77'	Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

4 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	DR Congo	0–1	Gabon	Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 UTC+1		Report	Babicka 23'	Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

8 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Sudan	2–1	DR Congo	Omdurman, Sudan
21:00 UTC+2	Bakhet 16' Abdelrahman 86'	Report	Bolingi 90+3'	Stadium: Al Hilal Stadium Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

23 September 2022 Friendly	DR Congo	0–1	Burkina Faso	Casablanca, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1		Report	B. Traoré 59'	Stadium: Stade Père Jégo Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

27 September 2022 Friendly	DR Congo	3–0	Sierra Leone	Casablanca, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stade Père Jégo

2023

7 January 2023 Friendly	DR Congo	3–1	Libya	Tunis, Tunisia
15:00 UTC+1	Ma. Makkari 20' (o.g.) Makusu 74', 84' (pen.)	Report	Mo. Makari 24' (pen.)

10 January 2023 Friendly	DR Congo	0–1	Mali	Tunis, Tunisia
14:00 UTC+1		Report	Samabaly 19'

24 March 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	DR Congo	3–1	Mauritania	Lubumbashi, DR Congo
13:00 UTC+1	Kakuta 37' Bakambu 42' Masuaku 67'	Report	Abeid 55'	Stadium: Stade TP Mazembe Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

28 March 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	Mauritania	0–3 (awarded)	DR Congo	Nouakchott, Mauritania
22:00 UTC+0	Soueid 57'	Report	Bakambu 9'	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

14 June 2023 Friendly	DR Congo	1–0	Uganda	Douala, Cameroon
16:00 UTC+1	Bongonda 26' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade de Japoma Referee: Florent Dimonya (Cameroon)

18 June 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	Gabon	0–2	DR Congo	Franceville, Gabon
19:00 UTC+1		Report	Tshibola 34' Mayele 83'	Stadium: Stade de Franceville Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

9 September 2023 2023 AFCON qualification	DR Congo	2–0	Sudan	Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 UTC+1	Bongonda 8' Mayele 87'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

12 September 2023 Friendly	South Africa	1–0	DR Congo	Johannesburg, South Africa
	Foster 25'	Report		Stadium: Orlando Stadium Attendance: 9,140 Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

13 October 2023 Friendly	New Zealand	1–1	DR Congo	Murcia, Spain
	Wood 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Bakambu 46'	Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina

17 October 2023 Friendly	Angola	0–0	DR Congo	Lisbon, Portugal
		Report

15 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification	DR Congo	2–0	Mauritania	Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 UTC+1	Wissa 62' Bongonda 81'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)

19 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification	Sudan	1–0	DR Congo	Benina, Libya
18:00 UTC+2	Pickel 79' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

2024

6 January 2024 Friendly	DR Congo	0–0	Angola	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
15:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Shabab Al Ahli Stadium Referee: Sultan Al–Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

10 January 2024 Friendly	DR Congo	1–2	Burkina Faso	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4	Mbemba 57'	Report	Touré 36' Konaté 41'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Attendance: 0

17 January 2024 2023 Africa Cup of Nations	DR Congo	1–1	Zambia	San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
20:00	Wissa 27'	Report	Kangwa 23'	Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

21 January 2024 2023 Africa Cup of Nations	Morocco	1–1	DR Congo	San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
20:00	Hakimi 6'	Report	Silas 76'	Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

24 January 2024 2023 Africa Cup of Nations	Tanzania	0–0	DR Congo	Korhogo, Ivory Coast
20:00		Report		Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Attendance: 12,847 Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

28 January 2024 2023 AFCON R16	Egypt	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	DR Congo	San Pédro, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC+0	Mohamed 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Elia 37'	Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 12,342^[4] Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
	Penalties
	Abdelmonem Mohamed Marmoush Kamal Hany Hegazi Fathi Hamada Abou Gabal		Moutoussamy Masuaku Dianagana Silas Tshibola Kalulu Mbemba Inonga Baka Mpasi

2 February 2024 2023 AFCON QF	DR Congo	3–1	Guinea	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
	Mbemba 27' Wissa 65' (pen.) Masuaku 82'	Report	Bayo 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 33,278^[5] Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

7 February 2023 AFCON SF	Ivory Coast	1–0	DR Congo	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00	Haller 65'	Report		Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Attendance: 51,020 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

10 February 2023 AFCON 3rd	South Africa	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	DR Congo	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00		Report		Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 21,975 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
	Penalties
	Mokoena Sibisi Monare Modiba Lepasa Appollis Xulu		Moutoussamy Mfulu Bakambu Kayembe Mbemba Wissa Elia

6 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Senegal	1–1	DR Congo	Diamniadio, Senegal
19:00 UTC+0	I. Sarr 45+1'	Report	Mayele 85'	Stadium: Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)

9 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	DR Congo	1–0	Togo	Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 UTC+1	Elia 6'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)

6 September 2025 AFCON qualification	DR Congo	1–0	Guinea	Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 UTC+1	Kayembe 27'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

9 September 2025 AFCON qualification	Ethiopia	0–2	DR Congo	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
22:00 UTC+3		Report	Bongonda 62' Mayele 76'	Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

10 October 2025 AFCON qualification	DR Congo	1–0	Tanzania	Kinshasa, DR Congo
--:--	Mzize 53' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

15 October 2025 AFCON qualification	Tanzania	0–2	DR Congo	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Elia 87', 90+3'	Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

16 November 2025 AFCON qualification	Guinea	1–0	DR Congo	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
18:00 UTC+0	Guirassy 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium

19 November 2025 AFCON qualification	DR Congo	1–2	Ethiopia	Kinshasa, DR Congo
16:00 UTC+1	Batubinsika 90+2'	Report	Desta 36' Nasir 90+6'	Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Leonidas Lenine Da Graca (Cape Verde)

2025

21 March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	DR Congo	1–0	South Sudan	Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 UTC+1	Bongonda 45+3'	Report		Stadium: Stade des Martyrs Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

25 March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier	Mauritania	0–2	DR Congo	Nouadhibou, Mauritania
21:00 UTC+0		Report	Pickel 4' Mayele 83'	Stadium: Nouadhibou Municipal Stadium Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comore)

5 June Friendly	DR Congo	1–0	Mali	Orléans, France
20:00	Essendee 27'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Source

8 June Friendly	DR Congo	3–1	Madagascar	Orléans, France
20:00	Banza 28', 68' Wissa 33'	Report	Raheriniaina 90+3'	Stadium: Stade de la Source

Forthcoming fixtures

The following matches are scheduled:

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

South Sudan

v

DR Congo

TBD, South Sudan

September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

DR Congo

v

Senegal

TBD, DR Congo

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

Togo

v

DR Congo

TBD, Togo

October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier

DR Congo

v

Sudan

TBD, DR Congo

23 December 2025 AFCON RR	DR Congo	v	Benin	Rabat, Morocco
20:30				Stadium: Al Barid Stadium

27 December 2025 AFCON RR	Senegal	v	DR Congo	Tangier, Morocco
18:00				Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium

30 December 2025 AFCON RR	Botswana	v	DR Congo	Rabat, Morocco
20:30				Stadium: Al Barid Stadium

References

^ "DR Congo - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
^ "DR Congo national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: DR Congo". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
^ "Egypt vs DR Congo match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "DR Congo vs Guinea match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-02-02.

[1] "DR Congo - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.

[2] "DR Congo national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: DR Congo". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

[4] "Egypt vs DR Congo match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[5] "DR Congo vs Guinea match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-02-02.

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DR Congo national football team results

Summary 1948–1971 1971–1997 1997–2009 2010–2019