Congo national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Congo women's national under-20 football team.
Not to be confused with DR Congo national under-20 football team.
Congo U-20
Nickname(s)Ba Diabulu ya Mbwaki
(The Red Devils)
AssociationKimvuka ya nkweso ya Kongo (KNK)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Home stadiumStade ya mbanza Kintélé
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
First colours
Second colours
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2007)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2007)
Best resultRound of 16 (2007)

The Congo national under-20 football team is the under-20 football (soccer) team of the Republic of the Congo. They were eliminated by South Africa in the first round of the 2013 African Youth Championship qualifiers. They also qualified but failed to get past the group stage, in the 2015 African U-20 Championship hosted in Senegal.

Competition records

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1977 Did not enter
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993 Disqualified from qualification
1995 Did not enter
1997
1999 Did not qualify
2001 Did not enter
2003
2005
2007 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 3 7
2009 Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025 Disqualified
Total – 1/24 4 1 1 2 3 7

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1991 Withdrew before qualification
1993 Disqualified after qualification
1995 Withdrew before qualification
1997 Did not enter
1999 Did not qualify
2001 Withdrew before qualification
2003 Did not enter
2005 Withdrew before qualification
2007 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 5 1
2009 Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 5 9
2017 Did not qualify
2019
2021
2023 Quarter-finals 5th 4 1 3 0 7 6
2025 Disqualified
Total 1 title 3/18 12 5 4 3 17 16

A gold background colour indicates that Congo won the tournament.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament to be played 3–15 June 2025.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2025, after the match against Panama

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Yann Batola (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 4 0 Granville
16 1GK Desthy Nkounkou (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 0 0 Chambly Oise
3 2DF Ken Koumous (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 4 0 Auxerre
4 2DF Jérémy Mounsesse (2005-09-01) 1 September 2005 3 0 Lyon
5 2DF Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga (2007-09-06) 6 September 2007 0 0 Nice
13 2DF Aaron Maniongui (2006-03-20) 20 March 2006 1 0 Seraing
14 2DF César Obongo (2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 3 0 Dijon
18 2DF Lorick Nana (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 2 0 Ilvamaddalena
19 2DF Steed Tchicamboud (2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 4 0 Le Havre
20 2DF Philippe Ndinga (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 3 0 Valenciennes
21 2DF Steevy Mazikou (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 3 0 Bastia
2DF Prince Mbemba (2004-04-11) 11 April 2004 0 0 Sporting Atlético
2 3MF Lenny Dziki Loussilaho (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 1 0 Dunkerque
6 3MF Kimi Gandziri (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 3 0 Metz
8 3MF Keviriel Massoumou (2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 2 0 Ajaccio
3MF Frédéric Loki (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 0 0 Sporting Atlético
7 4FW Alan Bikoumou (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 3 0 Sochaux
9 4FW Destin Banzouzi (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 4 0 Orléans
10 4FW Abdallah Mbemba (2006-11-17) 17 November 2006 3 0 Le Havre
11 4FW Noah Le Bret (2005-01-16) 16 January 2005 4 1 Rennes
12 4FW Breyton Fougeu (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 4 1 Adana Demirspor
17 4FW Jason Bemba (2006-03-31) 31 March 2006 2 1 Sochaux
22 4FW Jean Nyindong Tsamouna (2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 1 1 Clermont Foot

References

  1. ^ "La liste de l'AS Congo pour le Tournoi Maurice Revello 2025" (in French). Tournoi Maurice Revello. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
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