Congo men's national football team

Also known as Congo national football team

men's national association football team representing Congo-Brazzaville

Key facts

Nickname s: Diables Rouges (The Red Devils) , Guerriers de l'Équateur (Warriors of the Equator )
Association: Fédération Congolaise de Football (FECOFOOT)
Confederation: CAF (Africa)
Sub confederation: UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coach: Barthélémy Ngatsono
Captain: Béranger Itoua
Most caps: Jonas Bahamboula , Delvin N'Dinga (56)
Top scorer: Thievy Bifouma (16)
Home stadium: Stade ya mbanza Kintélé , Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
Fifa code: CGO

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FIFA ranking Current 133 1 (1 April 2026) Highest42 (September 2015) Lowest144 (September 2011) First international French Congo 5–1 Cameroon (Middle Congo; 1954) Biggest win Congo 11–0 Chad (Congo; 28 March 1964) Congo 11–0 São Tomé and Príncipe (Libreville, Gabon; 7 July 1976) Biggest defeat Malagasy Republic 8–1 Congo (Antananarivo, Madagascar; 18 April 1960) Africa Cup of Nations Appearances7 (first in 1968) Best resultChampions (1972)

The Congo national football team (French: Équipe du Congo de football) represents the Republic of the Congo in men's association football and is governed by the Congolese Football Federation. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but did win the Africa Cup of Nations in 1972. They also won the All-Africa Games football tournament in 1965. The team is also a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).