DR Congo national football team results (1948–1971)

This article provides details of international football games played by the DR Congo national football team from before independence to 1971, at which point the Democratic Republic of the Congo was renamed Zaire.

Pre-independence

Congo v Northern Rhodesia

1948 Friendly	Congo	3–2	Northern Rhodesia	Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
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Congo v Northern Rhodesia

1948 Friendly	Congo	2–3	Northern Rhodesia	Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
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Northern Rhodesia v Congo

Northern Rhodesia v Congo

Congo v French Cameroon

September 1953 1953 Jeux de l'Amitié Final	Congo	3–2	French Cameroon	Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
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Congo v French Cameroon

2 January 1956 Friendly	Congo	2–4	French Cameroon	Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
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Post-independence

1963

Mauritania v Congo-Léopoldville

12 April 1963 1963 Jeux de l'Amitié	Mauritania	0–6	Congo-Léopoldville	Dakar, Senegal
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Congo-Brazzaville v Congo-Léopoldville

13 April 1963 1963 Jeux de l'Amitié	Congo-Brazzaville	2–1	Congo-Léopoldville	Dakar, Senegal
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Ivory Coast v Congo-Léopoldville

Tunisia v Congo-Léopoldville

1964

Congo-Léopoldville v Congo-Brazzaville

Cameroon v Congo-Léopoldville

22 April 1964 Friendly	Cameroon	2–2	Congo-Léopoldville	Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Congo-Léopoldville v Congo

13 July 1964 1964 Coupe Tropiques	Congo-Léopoldville	3–1	Congo	Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Congo-Léopoldville v Cameroon

19 July 1964 1964 Coupe Tropiques	Congo-Léopoldville	1–2	Cameroon	Yaoundé, Cameroon
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1965

Ghana v DR Congo

1965 Friendly	Ghana	4–1	DR Congo	Accra, Ghana
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Togo v DR Congo

9 January 1965 Friendly	Togo	0–3	DR Congo	Lomé, Togo
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Ivory Coast v DR Congo

17 January 1965 1965 CAN qualification	Ivory Coast	2–0	DR Congo	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
	Déhi 69' Bléziri 80'

DR Congo v Congo

1 February 1965 Friendly	DR Congo	3–0	Congo	Léopoldville, DR Congo
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DR Congo v Cameroon

3 April 1965 1965 African Games qualification	DR Congo	3–2	Cameroon	Léopoldville, DR Congo
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DR Congo v Cameroon

14 April 1965 1965 African Games qualification	DR Congo	3–1	Cameroon	Léopoldville, DR Congo
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DR Congo v Central African Republic

April 1965 1965 African Games qualification	DR Congo	8–2	Central African Republic	Léopoldville, DR Congo
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Madagascar v DR Congo

19 July 1965 1965 African Games group stage	Madagascar	0–7	DR Congo	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
			? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?'	Attendance: 14,000

Algeria v DR Congo

20 July 1965 1965 African Games group stage	Algeria	4–1	DR Congo	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
	Zefzef 18' Hachouf 50', 67', 73'		? ?'	Attendance: 10,000

Ivory Coast v DR Congo

21 July 1965 1965 African Games group stage	Ivory Coast	1–1	DR Congo	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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DR Congo v Togo

25 July 1965 1965 African Games 5/8 semifinals	DR Congo	5–1	Togo	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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DR Congo v Uganda

26 July 1965 1965 African Games 5th place match	DR Congo	6–2	Uganda	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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Liberia v DR Congo

14 August 1965 1965 CAN qualification	Liberia	2–1	DR Congo	Monrovia, Liberia
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DR Congo v Ivory Coast

5 September 1965 1965 CAN qualification	DR Congo	4–2	Ivory Coast	Léopoldville, DR Congo
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DR Congo v Liberia

21 September 1965 1965 CAN qualification	DR Congo	3–2	Liberia	Léopoldville, DR Congo
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Ghana v DR Congo

12 November 1965 1965 CAN group stage	Ghana	5–2	DR Congo	Sousse, Tunisia
	Kofi 13' Acheampong 18', 59' Attuquayefio 84', 89'		Kalala 43', 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Municipal Bou Ali-Lahouar Attendance: 4,000

Ivory Coast v DR Congo

14 November 1965 1965 CAN group stage	Ivory Coast	3–0	DR Congo	Sfax, Tunisia
	Manglé 14', 59', 80'			Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri Attendance: 6,000

1966

Niger v DR Congo

27 February 1966 Friendly	Niger	2–1	DR Congo	Niamey, Niger
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DR Congo v Ghana

30 June 1966 Friendly	DR Congo	0–3	Ghana	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo v Central African Republic

7 August 1966 Friendly	DR Congo	5–0	Central African Republic	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Nigeria v DR Congo

5 November 1966 Friendly	Nigeria	3–2	DR Congo	Lagos, Nigeria
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DR Congo v Nigeria

27 November 1966 Friendly	DR Congo	1–0	Nigeria	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Gabon v DR Congo

2 December 1966 Friendly	Gabon	3–4	DR Congo	Bangui, Central African Republic
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Central African Republic v DR Congo

3 December 1966 Friendly	Central African Republic	1–4	DR Congo	Bangui, Central African Republic
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1967

Liberia v DR Congo

1967 Friendly	Liberia	1–4	DR Congo	Monrovia, Liberia
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Gabon v DR Congo

4 January 1967 Friendly	Gabon	1–0	DR Congo	Libreville, Gabon
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DR Congo v Congo

22 January 1967 Friendly	DR Congo	4–1	Congo	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Togo v DR Congo

February 1967 Friendly	Togo	2–4	DR Congo	Lomé, Togo
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Uganda v DR Congo

24 February 1967 Friendly	Uganda	0–5	DR Congo	Kampala, Uganda
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DR Congo v Sudan

18 March 1967 1968 CAN qualification	DR Congo	3–2	Sudan	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Kenya v DR Congo

25 March 1967 Friendly	Kenya	5–4	DR Congo	Nairobi, Kenya
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Kenya v DR Congo

26 March 1967 Friendly	Kenya	1–1	DR Congo	Nairobi, Kenya
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Sudan v DR Congo

2 April 1967 1968 CAN qualification	Sudan	1–0	DR Congo	Khartoum, Sudan
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Congo v DR Congo

19 April 1967 Friendly	Congo	3–1	DR Congo	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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Ghana v DR Congo

24 May 1967 Friendly	Ghana	2–0	DR Congo	Accra, Ghana
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DR Congo v Mali

August 1968 Friendly	DR Congo	2–2	Mali	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo v Ethiopia

August 1968 Friendly	DR Congo	1–0	Ethiopia	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo v Sudan

13 August 1967 1968 CAN qualification	DR Congo	2–1	Sudan	Kampala, Uganda
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DR Congo v Ghana

1 September 1967 Friendly	DR Congo	2–0	Ghana	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo v Tanzania

17 September 1967 1968 CAN qualification	DR Congo	1–0	Tanzania	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Tanzania v DR Congo

10 October 1967 1968 CAN qualification	Tanzania	0–1	DR Congo	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Dahomey v DR Congo

24 November 1967 Friendly	Dahomey	2–5	DR Congo	Porto-Novo, Dahomey
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1968

DR Congo v Congo

12 January 1968 1968 CAN group stage	DR Congo	3–0	Congo	Asmara, Ethiopia
	Muwawa 19' Kabamba 27' (pen.), 51'			Stadium: Cicero Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ahmed Khelifi (Algeria)

Ghana v DR Congo

14 January 1968 1968 CAN group stage	Ghana	2–1	DR Congo	Asmara, Ethiopia
	Kofi 17' (pen.) Mfum 84'		Mokili 42'	Stadium: Cicero Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Pierre Boua (Ivory Coast)

DR Congo v Senegal

16 January 1968 1968 CAN group stage	DR Congo	2–1	Senegal	Asmara, Ethiopia
	Mantantu ?' Tshimanga ?'		Diouck ?'	Stadium: Cicero Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia)

Ethiopia v DR Congo

19 January 1968 1968 CAN semifinals	Ethiopia	2–3 (a.e.t.)	DR Congo	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	Vassallo 25' Worku 65'		Mantantu 3' Mungamuni 19' (100)	Stadium: Haile Selassie Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Ali Kandil (Egypt)

DR Congo v Ghana

21 January 1968 1968 CAN Final	DR Congo	1–0	Ghana	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	Kalala 66'			Stadium: Haile Selassie Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Ad-Diba (Egypt)

Guinea v DR Congo

7 March 1968 Friendly	Guinea	1–0	DR Congo	Conakry, Guinea
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DR Congo v Tunisia

24 November 1968 Friendly	DR Congo	1–0	Tunisia	Kinshasa, DR Congo
	Mayanga 18'			Attendance: 50,000

1969

DR Congo v Senegal

26 January 1969 Friendly	DR Congo	4–0	Senegal	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo v Cameroon

30 January 1969 Friendly	DR Congo	2–1	Cameroon	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo v Zambia

22 November 1969 Friendly	DR Congo	10–1	Zambia	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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DR Congo v Nigeria

14 December 1969 Friendly	DR Congo	5–0	Nigeria	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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1970

Ghana v DR Congo

7 February 1970 1970 CAN group stage	Ghana	2–0	DR Congo	Wad Madani, Sudan
	Owusu 29', 32'			Stadium: Wad Madani Stadium Attendance: 7,525 Referee: Ihrahim Obeid (Sudan)

DR Congo v Guinea

9 February 1970 1970 CAN group stage	DR Congo	2–2	Guinea	Wad Madani, Sudan
	Kalonzo 70' Mungamuni 72'		Sory 5' Soumah 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Wad Madani Stadium Attendance: 3,342 Referee: Théodore Koudou (Ivory Coast)

United Arab Republic v DR Congo

11 February 1970 1970 CAN group stage	United Arab Republic	1–0	DR Congo	Wad Madani, Sudan
				Stadium: Wad Madani Stadium Attendance: 3,927 Referee: Bennett Simfukwe (Zimbabwe)

Sudan v DR Congo

27 June 1970 Friendly	Sudan	3–0	DR Congo	Khartoum, Sudan
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Uganda v DR Congo

8 November 1970 1972 CAN qualification	Uganda	1–4	DR Congo	Kampala, Uganda
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DR Congo v Uganda

24 November 1970 1972 CAN qualification	DR Congo	1–0	Uganda	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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1971

Ghana v DR Congo

10 January 1971 Friendly	Ghana	1–1	DR Congo	Kinshasa, DR Congo
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Tanzania v DR Congo

26 April 1971 Friendly	Tanzania	0–1	DR Congo	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Zambia v DR Congo

6 June 1971 1972 CAN qualification	Zambia	2–1	DR Congo	Ndola, Zambia
	Stephenson 15' M'hango 45+1'		Etepé 16'	Stadium: Dag Hammarskjöld Stadium Attendance: 30,000

DR Congo v Zambia

20 June 1971 1972 CAN qualification	DR Congo	3–0	Zambia	Kinshasa, DR Congo
	Kembo ?', ?', ?'			Stadium: 40,000