The Congo women's national football team represents the Congo in international football. Congo took part in the first African Championship in 1991, but withdrew before the

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began. Congo did not compete at another championship until the 2004 tournament, where they beat

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...

, but lost to

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in qualification. During the qualification for the 2006 African Championship, they beat

Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...

over two legs, but did not turn up for the second qualifying round match against

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. 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,

and

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. 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). 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 The Alphonse Massemba-Débat Stadium (formally named Stade de la Revolution) in Brazzaville is one of the two national stadiums of the Congo national football team, along with the Stade Municipal de Kintélé. It is used for football matches and ...

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.

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Coaching staff

History of Managers

* (−2022) Gabriel Dengaki *( 2022–)M.MBEMBA BERJONA

Players

Current squad

* The following players were named in November 2023 for the 2024 WAFCON qualification 2nd Round . Wafcon 2024 Qualifiers
/ref> * Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Congo squad in the past 12 months.

Individual records

* Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Achievements

Women's World Cup record

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

Olympic Games