Football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Football is the main sport played in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The national football team has won the African Cup of Nations three times; in 1968, 1974 and in 2016. The national team has once qualified for the World Cup, namely in 1974 in the former West Germany.[1][2] In club level, TP Mazembe made history as the first ever African club- and team- to reach a FIFA tournament final, losing to European Champions Internazionale in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.[3][4][5][6]

See also

Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association

References

  1. ↑ "Africa Honors Its Soccer Past and Looks Forward". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  2. ↑ Merrill, Austin. "Zaire, the Leopards, and the 1974 World Cup". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  3. ↑ "TP Mazembe beat Pachuca at the Club World Cup". BBC Sport. 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  4. ↑ "Inter stunned as Mazembe reach final". Fifa.com. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  5. ↑ "TP Mazembe 0 - 3 Internazionale". ESPN Soccernet. 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  6. ↑ "TP Mazembe vs FC Internazionale Preview". Goal.com. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
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