Congo national under-20 football team
National under-20 association football team representing Congo
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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.
(The Red Devils)
| Nickname(s) | Ba Diabulu ya Mbwaki (The Red Devils) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Kimvuka ya nkweso ya Kongo (KNK) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade ya mbanza Kintélé Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat | ||
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| U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2007) | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2007) | ||
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 | Squad |
 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 | Squad |
 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||
 2013 | |||||||||
 2015 | |||||||||
 2017 | |||||||||
 2019 | |||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| 2025 | Disqualified | ||||||||
  2027 | to be determined | ||||||||
| Total | – | 1/25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | – |
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations record
| U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 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 | Squad |
 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||
 2013 | |||||||||
 2015 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | Squad |
 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2019 | |||||||||
 2021 | |||||||||
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | Squad |
| 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 | GK | Yann Batola | 26 January 2004 | 4 | 0 |  Granville |
| 16 | GK | Desthy Nkounkou | 11 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Chambly Oise |
| 3 | DF | Ken Koumous | 4 February 2006 | 4 | 0 | Auxerre |
| 4 | DF | Jérémy Mounsesse | 1 September 2005 | 3 | 0 | Lyon |
| 5 | DF | Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga | 6 September 2007 | 0 | 0 | Nice |
| 13 | DF | Aaron Maniongui | 20 March 2006 | 1 | 0 |  Seraing |
| 14 | DF | César Obongo | 10 July 2006 | 3 | 0 | Dijon |
| 18 | DF | Lorick Nana | 29 June 2005 | 2 | 0 |  Ilvamaddalena |
| 19 | DF | Steed Tchicamboud | 4 January 2007 | 4 | 0 | Le Havre |
| 20 | DF | Philippe Ndinga | 3 June 2005 | 3 | 0 | Valenciennes |
| 21 | DF | Steevy Mazikou | 31 January 2004 | 3 | 0 | Bastia |
| DF | Prince Mbemba | 11 April 2004 | 0 | 0 |  Sporting Atlético | |
| 2 | MF | Lenny Dziki Loussilaho | 5 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | Dunkerque |
| 6 | MF | Kimi Gandziri | 27 February 2006 | 3 | 0 | Metz |
| 8 | MF | Keviriel Massoumou | 5 July 2006 | 2 | 0 | Ajaccio |
| MF | Frédéric Loki | 16 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | Sporting Atlético | |
| 7 | FW | Alan Bikoumou | 12 January 2005 | 3 | 0 | Sochaux |
| 9 | FW | Destin Banzouzi | 3 February 2004 | 4 | 0 | Orléans |
| 10 | FW | Abdallah Mbemba | 17 November 2006 | 3 | 0 | Le Havre |
| 11 | FW | Noah Le Bret | 16 January 2005 | 4 | 1 | Rennes |
| 12 | FW | Breyton Fougeu | 6 January 2004 | 4 | 1 | Adana Demirspor |
| 17 | FW | Jason Bemba | 31 March 2006 | 2 | 1 | Sochaux |
| 22 | FW | Jean Nyindong Tsamouna | 6 February 2007 | 1 | 1 | Clermont Foot |
