Teams

RD Congo

Group KCAF

DR Congo (then Zaire) made their only World Cup appearance in 1974 in West Germany, becoming the first sub-Saharan African team to participate in the tournament. The Leopards qualified through the African qualifiers and return to the World Cup after more than 50 years — a historic milestone for Congolese football.

World Cup history

1 appearances
  1. 1974
    Group stage

Goalkeepers (3)

Matthieu Epolo
GK

Epolo

Standard Liege
Timothy Fayulu
GK

Fayulu

FC Noah
GK

M'Pasi

Le Havre AC

Defenders (9)

Dylan Batubinsika
DEF

Batubinsika

Larissa FC
Rocky Bushiri
DEF

Bushiri

Hibernian
Steve Kapuadi
DEF

Kapuadi

Legia Warsaw
Joris Kayembe
DEF

Kayembe

Racing Genk
Arthur Masuaku
DEF

Masuaku

Lens
Chancel Mbemba
DEF

Mbemba

Lille
Jeremy Ngakia
DEF

Ngakia

Watford
Axel Tuanzebe
DEF

Tuanzebe

Burnley
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
DEF

Wan-Bissaka

West Ham United

Midfielders (6)

Théo Bongonda
MID

Bongonda

Spartak Moscow
Edo Kayembe
MID

Kayembe

Watford
Samuel Moutoussamy
MID

Moutoussamy

Atromitos
Ngal'ayel Mukau
MID

Mukau

Lille
Charles Pickel
MID

Pickel

Espanyol
Noah Sadiki
MID

Sadiki

Sunderland

Forwards (8)

Cédric Bakambu
FWD

Bakambu

Real Betis
Simon Banza
FWD

Banza

Braga
Brian Cipenga
FWD

Cipenga

Castellón
Grady Diangana
FWD

Diangana

Elche
Meschack Elia
FWD

Elia

Alanyaspor
Fiston Mayele
FWD

Mayele

Pyramids FC
Nathanaël Mbuku
FWD

Mbuku

Montpellier
Yoane Wissa
FWD

Wissa

Newcastle United