Congo DR
Description
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.