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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see DR Congo women's national football team.

DR Congo
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Léopards
English: The Leopards
AssociationFédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coachSébastien Desabre
CaptainChancel Mbemba
Most capsIssama Mpeko (81)
Top scorerDieumerci Mbokani (22)
Home stadiumStade des Martyrs
FIFA codeCOD
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 57 Increase 1 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest28 (July–August 2017)
Lowest133 (October 2011)
First international
Belgian Congo 3–2 Northern Rhodesia 
(Belgian Congo; Date Unknown 1948)
Biggest win
 DR Congo 10–1 Zambia 
(Kinshasa, Congo DR; 22 November 1969)
Biggest defeat
 Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire 
(Gelsenkirchen, West Germany; 18 June 1974)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1974)
Best resultGroup stage, 1974
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances19 (first in 1965)
Best resultChampions, 1968 and 1974
African Nations Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2009)
Best resultChampions, (2009, 2016)

The DR Congo national football team (French: Équipe nationale de football de la République démocratique du Congo), recognised by FIFA as Congo DR, represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in men's international football and it is controlled by the Congolese Association Football Federation. They are nicknamed Les Léopards, meaning: The Leopards.[3] The team is a member of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Congo DR have been ranked as high as 28th in the FIFA Rankings. As Zaire they were the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and twice won the Africa Cup of Nations. They are also one of the most successful teams in the African Nations Championship with 2 titles, along with Morocco.

History

Early history

The Congolese Association Football Federation was founded in 1919 when the country was not independent. The team played their first game in 1948 as Belgian Congo against Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. The team recorded a 3–2 victory at home. DR Congo has been FIFA affiliated since 1962 and has been a member of CAF since 1963. The team's first official match was on 11 April 1963, against Mauritania in the L'Amitié Tournament played in Dakar, Senegal. DR Congo won the match 6–0.[4] The national team appeared in the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 1965.

Glory period

The Democratic Republic of the Congo had its first international success at the 1968 African Cup of Nations held in Ethiopia, beating Ghana 1–0 in the final. The team's biggest ever win came on 22 November 1969 when they recorded a 10–1 home victory against Zambia. Although a handful of Congolese players were playing in Europe (particularly Belgium) during these years, foreign-based players were seldom recalled for international duty; a rare exception was Julien Kialunda who represented Zaire (as the country was by then known) at the 1972 African Cup of Nations while playing for Anderlecht.

The second continental title came at the 1974 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Leopards recorded a 2–1 victory against Guinea, another 2–1 victory against rivals Congo and a 4–1 victory against Mauritius. These results carried Zaire through to the semi-finals where they beat hosts Egypt 3–2. In the final, Zaire drew with Zambia 2–2. Therefore, the match was replayed two days later, where Zaire won the game 2–0. Zaire player Ndaye Mulamba was top scorer with nine goals, which remains a record for the tournament. After this, the team returned to Zaire on the Presidential plane, lent to them by Mobutu Sese Seko.

Zaire were the first Sub-Saharan African team to participate in a World Cup, qualifying for the 1974 tournament in place of the 1970 participant Morocco, whom they defeated in the decisive qualifier 3–0 in Kinshasa.[5] Such was the desire to foster an identity of Zaire as a global player that Mobutu paid for advertising hoardings at the World Cup to display messages such as ‘Zaire-Peace’ and ‘Go to Zaire’.[6] At the tournament itself, Zaire did not manage to score any goals and lost all of its games, but gave credible performances against Scotland and Brazil. However, their 9–0 loss against Yugoslavia remains one of the worst World Cup defeats. A bizarre moment came in the match versus Brazil; facing a free-kick 25 yards out, defender Mwepu Ilunga, upon hearing the referee blow his whistle, ran out of the Zaire wall and kicked the ball upfield, for which he received a yellow card. This was voted the 17th greatest World Cup moment in a Channel 4 poll.[7] Ilunga has stated that he was quite aware of the rules and was hoping to convince the referee to send him off. The intended red card would have been a protest against his country's authorities, who were alleged to be depriving the players of their earnings.[8] Many contemporary commentators instead held it to be an example of African football's "naïvety and indiscipline".[9]

Crisis period

Zaire versus Brazil in the 1974 World Cup
Zaire versus Scotland in 1974 World Cup

After winning the 1974 African Cup of Nations and participating in the 1974 World Cup, the team was eliminated in the first round of the 1976 African Cup of Nations after recording a draw and two losses in the group stage. Morocco went on to win the tournament. From 1978 to 1986, the country did not qualify for the African Cup of Nations, while not participating in qualification for the 1978 World Cup and 1986 World Cup. In the 1988 African Cup of Nations, Zaire finished last in their group despite having two draws.

Return to success

From 1992 to 1996, Zaire, reached three consecutive African Cup of Nations quarter-finals. In 1992 and 1994, they were beaten by Nigeria, and in 1996 they were beaten by Ghana. In 1997, the country returned to its former name of Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the national team was re-branded as the Simbas, a nickname that stuck for the next nine years.[10] DR Congo played their first game on 8 June 1997 in Pointe-Noire which ended in a 1–0 loss to the Republic of the Congo. At the 1998 African Cup of Nations, DR Congo, led by Louis Watunda, surprisingly took third place, beating Cameroon in the quarter-finals and hosts Burkina Faso 4–1 on penalties in their last match after scoring three late goals to tie the encounter 4–4.

At the 2000 African Cup of Nations, the team finished third in their group, and in 2002 were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Senegal. Then, in 2004, DR Congo were eliminated after three straight defeats in the group stages. In 2006, led by Claude Le Roy, having finished second in the group behind Cameroon, the Congolese were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Egypt 4–1.

Struggles

DR Congo were drawn in group 10 for qualifications for the 2008 African Cup of Nations, along with Libya, Namibia and Ethiopia. Before the last match day, the Congolese led the group, but they drew 1–1 with Libya in their final match while Namibia beat Ethiopia 3–2. This sent Namibia through to the Finals, while the Leopards were eliminated. DR Congo also failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. In 2009, DR Congo won the 2009 African Championship of Nations, a competition reserved to players in domestic leagues, a tournament they would again win in 2016. DR Congo reached the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals in South Africa but were knocked out in the group stages after drawing all three matches.

The Ibengé era: rise and near World Cup miss

In the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, DR Congo again drew all three group matches but this time finished second in the group behind Tunisia, and therefore advanced to the quarter-finals to play their rivals Republic of Congo, a match in which the Leopards came from two goals down to win 4–2. However, they were knocked out by the Ivory Coast 3–1 in the semi-finals. They ended up finishing third, beating Equatorial Guinea on penalties, after the third place match finished 0–0 in regulation time.

DR Congo under Ibengé improved radically and had an outstanding performance for many decades in a World Cup qualification. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, DR Congo was grouped with Libya, Tunisia and Guinea. DR Congo managed an outstanding performance, beating Libya and Guinea home and away, but missed the chance after losing 1–2 to eventual World Cup qualifier Tunisia in Tunis and drew 2–2 at home to the same opponent.

Results and fixtures

Main article: DR Congo national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

7 January Friendly DR Congo  3–1  Libya Tunis, Tunisia
15:00 UTC+1
Report
10 January Friendly DR Congo  0–1  Mali Tunis, Tunisia
14:00 UTC+1 Report
24 March 2023 AFCON qualification DR Congo  3–1  Mauritania Lubumbashi, DR Congo
13:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade TP Mazembe
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
28 March 2023 AFCON qualification Mauritania  0–3
(awarded)		  DR Congo Nouakchott, Mauritania
22:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
14 June Friendly DR Congo  1–0  Uganda Douala, Cameroon
16:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade de Japoma
Referee: Florent Dimonya (Cameroon)
18 June 2023 AFCON qualification Gabon  0–2  DR Congo Franceville, Gabon
19:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade de Franceville
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
9 September 2023 AFCON qualification DR Congo  2–0  Sudan Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
12 September Friendly South Africa  1–0  DR Congo Johannesburg, South Africa
 Report Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Attendance: 9,140
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
13 October Friendly New Zealand  1–1  DR Congo Murcia, Spain
Wood 90+1' (pen.) Report Bakambu 46' Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina
17 October Friendly Angola  0–0  DR Congo Lisbon, Portugal
Report
15 November 2026 World Cup qualification DR Congo  v  Mauritania
18 November 2026 World Cup qualification Sudan  v  DR Congo

Coaches

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendlies against New Zealand and Angola on 13 and 17 October 2023, respectively.[11]

Caps and goals as of 13 October 2023, after match against New Zealand.[12]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Lionel Mpasi (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 30) 6 0 France Rodez
1GK Baggio Siadi Ngusia (1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
1GK Dimitry Bertaud (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 26) 0 0 France Montpellier
2DF Chancel Mbemba (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 30) 71 4 France Marseille
2DF Arthur Masuaku (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 31) 17 2 Turkey Beşiktaş
2DF Henoc Inonga Baka (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 31) 6 0 Tanzania Simba
2DF Gédéon Kalulu (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27) 5 0 France Lorient
2DF Dylan Batubinsika (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 28) 4 0 France Saint-Étienne
2DF Brian Bayeye (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Italy Ascoli
2DF Rocky Bushiri (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 24) 1 0 Scotland Hibernian
2DF Joris Kayembe (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Belgium Genk
3MF Samuel Moutoussamy (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 28) 22 0 France Nantes
3MF Edo Kayembe (1998-08-03) 3 August 1998 (age 26) 17 1 England Watford
3MF Théo Bongonda (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 29) 8 2 Russia Spartak Moscow
3MF Aaron Tshibola (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 (age 29) 5 1 United Arab Emirates Hatta
3MF William Balikwisha (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25) 3 0 Belgium Standard Liège
3MF Charles Pickel (1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 (age 27) 3 0 Italy Cremonese
3MF Grady Diangana (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 26) 1 0 England West Bromwich Albion
3MF Jonathan Okita (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Switzerland Zürich
4FW Cédric Bakambu (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 33) 44 16 Turkey Galatasaray
4FW Meschak Elia (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27) 31 7 Switzerland Young Boys
4FW Ben Malango (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 31) 21 6 Qatar Qatar SC
4FW Jackson Muleka (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 25) 13 1 Turkey Beşiktaş
4FW Fiston Kalala Mayele (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 30) 6 2 Egypt Pyramids
4FW Silas Katompa Mvumpa (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart
4FW Simon Banza (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Portugal Braga

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for DR Congo in the last twelve months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Esdras Kabamba (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Angola Bravos do Maquis v.  South Africa, 12 September 2023
GK Joël Kiassumbua (1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 32) 25 0 Switzerland Bellinzona v.  Mauritania, 28 March 2023
GK Hervé Lomboto (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 35) 6 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Pembe v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
DF Jordan Ikoko (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 30) 9 0 Cyprus Pafos v.  South Africa, 12 September 2023
DF Vital N'Simba (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 31) 2 0 France Bordeaux v.  South Africa, 12 September 2023
DF Merveille Bokadi (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 (age 28) 22 1 Belgium Standard Liège v.  Gabon, 18 June 2023
DF Dieumerci Amale (1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 26) 18 0 Morocco Difaâ El Jadidi v.  Gabon, 18 June 2023
DF Arsène Zola (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca v.  Gabon, 18 June 2023
DF Ikoyo Iyembe (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31) 6 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Lupopo v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
DF Salem M'Bakata (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Turkey Gaziantep v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
MF Gaël Kakuta (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 33) 17 3 France Amiens v.  New Zealand, 13 October 2023 INJ
MF Chadrac Akolo (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 29) 23 2 Switzerland St. Gallen v.  South Africa, 12 September 2023
MF Omenuke Mfulu (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30) 5 0 Spain Las Palmas v.  South Africa, 12 September 2023
MF Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30) 3 0 England Luton Town v.  South Africa, 12 September 2023
MF Mukoko Tonombe (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28) 8 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe v.  Gabon, 18 June 2023
MF Makabi Lilepo (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27) 7 0 Sudan Al-Hilal v.  Gabon, 18 June 2023
MF Arnaud Lusamba (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Turkey Pendikspor v.  Gabon, 18 June 2023
MF Miché Mika (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 28) 18 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
MF Samuel Bastien (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 28) 8 0 England Burnley v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
MF Christian Kinsombi (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Germany Hansa Rostock v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
MF Tristan Muyumba (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 27) 0 0 United States Atlanta United v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
FW Yoane Wissa (1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 28) 14 2 England Brentford v.  South Africa, 12 September 2023
FW Aldo Kalulu (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 (age 28) 4 0 Serbia Partizan v.  South Africa, 12 September 2023
FW Jonathan Bolingi (1994-06-30) 30 June 1994 (age 30) 34 9 Serbia Vojvodina v.  Gabon, 18 June 2023
FW Gaëtan Laura (1995-08-06) 6 August 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Turkey Samsunspor v.  Mauritania, 28 March 2023

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records

As of 18 June 2023[13]
Players in bold are still active with DR Congo.

Most appearances

Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1. Issama Mpeko 81 1 2011–present
2. Chancel Mbemba 69 4 2012–present
3. Robert Kidiaba 64 0 2002–2015
4. Zola Matumona 53 9 2002–2014
Trésor Mputu 53 14 2004–2022
6. Joël Kimwaki 52 3 2009–2016
7. Yannick Bolasie 50 9 2013–present
Kimemba Mbayo 50 4 1996–2011
9. Dieumerci Mbokani 49 22 2005–2022
10. Ndombe Mubele 45 9 2013–2018
Youssouf Mulumbu 45 1 2008–2019

Top goalscorers

Dieumerci Mbokani is DR Congo's top scorer with 22 goals.
Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1. Dieumerci Mbokani 22 49 0.45 2005–2022
2. Cédric Bakambu 16 43 0.37 2015–present
3. Shabani Nonda 14 22 0.64 2000–2008
Trésor Mputu 14 53 0.26 2004–2022
5. Jean-Jacques Yemweni 12 16 0.75 2000–2007
6. Ndaye Mulamba 10 20 0.5 1973–1976
Ngoy Kabongo 10 21 0.48 1981–1991
8. Dioko Kaluyituka 9 31 0.29 2004–2013
Kakoko Etepé 9 31 0.29 1970–1976
Jonathan Bolingi 9 34 0.26 2014–present
Ndombe Mubele 9 45 0.2 2013–2018
Yannick Bolasie 9 50 0.18 2013–present
Zola Matumona 9 53 0.17 2002–2014

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

See also: DR Congo at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 14 11 8 1 2 20 4
Argentina 1978 Withdrew Withdrew
Spain 1982 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 6 9
Mexico 1986 Banned Banned
Italy 1990 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 7 7
United States 1994 3 0 1 2 1 3
France 1998 8 2 2 4 11 10
South Korea Japan 2002 10 4 2 4 17 18
Germany 2006 10 4 4 2 14 10
South Africa 2010 6 3 0 3 14 6
Brazil 2014 8 3 3 2 11 5
Russia 2018 8 6 1 1 20 9
Qatar 2022 8 3 3 2 11 8
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Group stage 1/22 3 0 0 3 0 14 82 37 20 25 132 89

Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations
Titles: 2
Appearances: 19
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Part of  Belgium
Egypt 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1963
Played as  Congo-Léopoldville
Tunisia 1965 Group stage 5th 2 0 0 2 2 8
Played as  Congo-Kinshasa
Ethiopia 1968 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 10 2
Sudan 1970 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 5
Played as  Zaire
Cameroon 1972 Fourth place 4th 5 1 2 2 9 11
Egypt 1974 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 14 8
Ethiopia 1976 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 6
Ghana 1978 Did not enter
Nigeria 1980 Did not qualify
Libya 1982
Ivory Coast 1984 Withdrew
Egypt 1986 Did not qualify
Morocco 1988 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Algeria 1990 Did not qualify
Senegal 1992 Quarter-finals 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Tunisia 1994 Quarter-finals 7th 3 1 1 1 2 3
South Africa 1996 Quarter-finals 8th 3 1 0 2 2 3
Played as  DR Congo
Burkina Faso 1998 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 10 9
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 0 1
Mali 2002 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 4
Played as  DR Congo
Tunisia 2004 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 6
Egypt 2006 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 6
Played as  DR Congo
Ghana 2008 Did not qualify
Angola 2010
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012
South Africa 2013 Group stage 10th 3 0 3 0 3 3
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Third place 3rd 6 1 4 1 7 7
Gabon 2017 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 7 5
Egypt 2019 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 6 6
Cameroon 2021 Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 2023 Qualified
Guinea 2025 To be determined
Total 2 Titles 19/33 73 20 24 29 88 99

African Nations Championship record

Africa Cup of Nations record African Nations Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Final Winners 5 3 1 1 7 5 4 3 0 1 7 2
Sudan 2011 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 3 2
South Africa 2014 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 2
Rwanda 2016 Final Winners 6 4 1 1 14 7 DR Congo qualified by walkover.
Egypt 2018 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
Cameroon 2020 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 6 1
Algeria 2022 Group stage 3 0 2 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 7 1
Total 2 titles 5/6 23 12 4 7 32 24 12 7 4 1 19 8

African Games

African Games
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 Gold 5 3 1 1 11 5
1973-1987 Did not enter
Total 1/4 5 3 1 1 11 5

Head-to-head record

Including the record of  Zaire. Updated as for 13 October 2022.

Opponent P W D L GF GA W% L%
 Algeria 7 0 4 3 4 10 0 42.86
 Angola 15 8 3 4 22 13 53.33 26.67
 Bahrain 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 100
 Benin 4 3 1 0 10 4 75 0
 Botswana 5 2 3 0 4 0 40 0
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 100
 Burkina Faso[note 1] 12 5 2 5 22 19 41.67 41.67
 Burundi 4 4 0 0 9 3 100 0
 Cameroon 36 11 7 18 32 46 30.56 50
 Cape Verde 3 1 2 0 3 2 33.33 0
 Central African Republic 7 5 1 1 18 5 71.43 14.29
 Chad 1 1 0 0 4 0 100 0
 Congo 38 18 12 8 66 38 47.37 21.05
 Djibouti 4 3 1 0 21 3 75 0
 Egypt 12 1 3 8 13 25 8.33 66.67
 Equatorial Guinea 3 1 1 1 5 2 33.33 33.33
 Eswatini 7 3 1 3 11 6 62.5 12.5
 Ethiopia 6 5 0 1 11 4 83.33 16.67
 Gabon 18 5 8 5 14 16 27.78 29.41
 Gambia 3 1 1 1 3 5 33.33 33.33
 Ghana 24 5 6 13 23 40 20.83 54.17
 Guinea 13 5 2 4 12 9 38.46 30.77
 Iraq 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 100
 Ivory Coast 18 5 5 8 27 33 27.78 44.44
 Kenya 12 6 2 4 16 13 50 33.33
 Lesotho 7 3 4 0 17 4 42.86 0
 Liberia 9 4 2 3 15 10 44.44 33.33
 Libya 12 5 5 2 19 11 41.67 16.67
 Madagascar 14 7 3 4 27 15 50 28.57
 Malawi 7 4 2 1 9 6 57.14 14.29
 Mali 11 2 4 5 14 18 18.18 45.45
 Mauritania 4 4 0 0 13 1 100 0
 Mauritius 5 5 0 0 16 3 100 0
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 100
 Morocco 16 3 8 5 13 19 18.75 31.25
 Mozambique 7 5 2 0 15 7 71.43 0
 Namibia 3 1 1 1 4 7 33.33 33.33
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
 Niger 3 1 1 1 3 3 33.33 33.33
 Nigeria 10 4 1 5 16 16 40 50
 North Korea 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
 Oman 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0
 Qatar 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0
 Romania 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0
 Rwanda 5 2 0 3 10 7 40 60
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 100
 Scotland 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 100
 Serbia[note 2] 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 100
 Senegal 11 3 3 5 12 14 27.27 45.45
 Seychelles 2 2 0 0 7 0 100 0
 Sierra Leone 3 3 0 0 8 1 100 0
 South Africa 7 1 1 5 5 9 14.29 71.43
 Sudan 10 6 2 2 18 10 60 20
 Tanzania 12 5 4 3 13 10 41.67 25
 Togo 16 12 3 1 40 11 75 6.25
 Tunisia 20 5 4 11 17 27 25 55
 Uganda 14 8 1 5 28 10 57.14 35.71
 Zambia 25 8 10 7 41 33 32 28
 Zimbabwe 8 3 2 3 17 10 37.5 37.5
  1. ^ Includes the results of  Upper Volta.
  2. ^ Includes the results of  Yugoslavia.

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