The DR Congo women's national football team ( French: ''Équipe nationale féminine de football de la République démocratique du Congo'') represents the

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in international

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. It is governed by the

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refers to DR Congo as Congo DR.

History

Congo DR returned to compete in the CAF qualifiers for the

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. Their second round opponent,

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withdrew, seeing Congo DR through to the third round to face

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. After suffering a 0–2 loss in the first leg at

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, Congo DR built a 2–0 lead at home only to see a late goal by

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knock them out of the tournament with a 2–3 loss on aggregate.

Team image

Home stadium

The DR Congo women's national football team plays their home matches on the

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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. ;Legend

2024

2025

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Players

Current squad

The following 30 players were called up for the preparation camp ahead of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to the DR Congo squad in the past 12 months. ;Notes *^RET = Retired from the national team *^PRE = Preliminary squad

Records

''*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2 August 2021.''

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

Women's Africa Cup of Nations

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

African Games

UNIFFAC Women's Cup

Honours

Major competitions

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: ''Third place:'' (1) 1998

Notes

References

External links

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