DR Congo national under-20 football team explained

DR Congo national under-20 football team
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Nickname:	Small Leopards
Association:	Congolese Association Football Federation
Confederation:	CAF (Africa)
Sub-Confederation:	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Fifa Trigramme:	COD
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First Game:	2–1 (Luanda, Angola; 30 April 1988)
Largest Win:	4–1 (Kinshasa, RD Congo; 12 August 2013)
Largest Loss:	1–4 (Kinshasa, RD Congo; 2 May 2010) 3–0 (Brazzaville, Congo; 14 December 2022)
U20wc Apps:	None
Regional Name:	U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Regional Cup Apps:	2
Regional Cup First:	1989
Regional Cup Best:	Group stage (2013)

Congo DR U-20 national football team, also known as Congo DR Under-20s or nicknamed Small Leopards, is the youth team for football in Congo DR. It plays a large role in the development of Congolaise football, and is considered to be the feeder team for the Congo DR national football team and is controlled by the Congolese Association Football Federation.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	To be determined
Total	0/23	0	0	0	0	0	0

¹Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches.^[4]
Match dates: 8, 11 and 14 December 2022
Opposition:, and

Notes and References

Web site: DR Congo/2013 U-20 Afcon qualifiers: Fecofa braces up ahead of CAR game . en.starafrica.com . 25 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075709/http://en.starafrica.com/football/dr-congo2013-u-20-afcon-qualifiers-fec-227487.html . 4 March 2016 .
Web site: CONGO DR UNDER 20. int.soccerway.com. 25 February 2014.
Web site: CAN U20 2013. footballdatabase.eu. 25 February 2014.
News: Elim CAN U20 Egypte 2023: La Liste Des Léopards Juniors Dévoilée . 7 December 2022 . Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association . 30 November 2022 . French.