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The Congo DR national football team, nicknamed The Leopards, is the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association. In 1974 when Congo DR was known as Zaire between (1971-1997) they were the first black African team to qualify for the world cup.

The team won two African Nations Cups: one as Congo DR (or Congo-Kinshasa) in 1968 and one as Zaire in 1974.

In 2006 the team was close to qualifying for its 2nd world cup appearance after they finished 2nd, and 5 points behind leaders Ghana in Qualifying.

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