News | Leopards
| CHAN 2014: DR Congo in narrow win over Mauritania | |
Cafonline.com - January 14, 2014 | |
 | DR Congo got off to a winning start with a narrow 1-0 win over a gutsy Mauritania side in the Group D match of the 3rd Orange African Nations Championship played at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Tuesday 14th January afternoon. A 51st penalty strike from Eddy Emomo was all that separated the two sides and give 2009 CHAN winners the win. |
| DR Congo Qualifies for African Nations Championship | |
Radio Okapi - August 31, 2013 | |
 | DR Congo qualified for the third African Nations Championship on Friday, after a 1-1 draw against Cameroon in the second leg round of qualifying phase. The game was held at Mazembe’s Kamalondo stadium in Lubumbashi. |
| DR Congo wants to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | |
BBC Sport - February 15, 2013 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced its intention to bid to host the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019. Despite having twice won the trophy, the vast country has never staged the continent's greatest sporting event. Nigeria said it would bid for the tournament last September, while Liberia, Kenya, Zambia and Algeria have also indicated a keenness. |
| DR Congo Out of Africa Cup of Nations After Draw With Mali | |
Fifa.com - January 28, 2013 | |
 | Knowing nothing short of a win today would see them through to the knockout stages, DR Congo came flying out of the traps and took the lead through Dieumerci Mbokani's penalty. But Samassa equalised in the 13th minute and while both sides had chances to win the match, they had to settle for a draw as Mali sealed their passage from Group B alongside Ghana. |
| DR Congo Draw Against Niger at Africa Cup of Nations | |
Congo News Agency - January 24, 2013 | |
 | DR Congo will have to win their last Group B match against Mali on Monday to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Africa cup of nations. The Leopards were held to a goalless draw by Niger on Thursday in a game of missed opportunities. |
| DR Congo Come Back to Draw 2-2 With Ghana at Africa Cup of Nations | |
Congo News Agency - January 20, 2013 | |
 | DR Congo and Ghana put on a thrilling show on Sunday in their Group B opening match at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. The Leopards came from behind to draw 2-2 with the top-seeded Black Stars at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elisabeth. |
| Africa Cup of Nations 2013: DR Congo unified under Le Roy | |
BBC Sport - January 16, 2013 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo might finally be able to recapture their former glories thanks to the unifying influence of their French coach Claude Le Roy. Recent success has been in short supply, with their best showing at the Nations Cup in recent years being a third-place finish in 1998. |
| DR Congo coach Claude LeRoy to draw on Ghana experience | |
BBC Sport - October 25, 2012 | |
 | DR Congo coach Claude LeRoy will use his experience as a former coach of Ghana to gain an edge when the sides meet in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The teams were placed together in Group B, along with Niger and Mali, for the tournament in South Africa. And LeRoy, who led Ghana from 2006-2008, believes his knowledge of the Black Stars might have them worried. |
| DR Congo Qualify for 2013 Africa Cup of Nations | |
Congo News Agency - October 14, 2012 | |
 | DR Congo's national football team have qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations despite losing 2-1 to Equatorial Guinea's Nzalang Nacional in Malabo on Sunday. Coach Claude LeRoy's men had secured a 4-0 win during the first leg in Kinshasa. They advance 5-2 on aggregate. |
| DR Congo Beat Equatorial Guinea 4-0 in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier | |
Congo News Agency - September 9, 2012 | |
| DR Congo’s national football team took a leap towards assuring their qualification for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Anderlecht striker Dieumerci Mbokani lifted the Leopards to a 4-0 win over Equatorial Guinea’s Nzalang Nacional in Kinshasa in the first leg of the last round of qualifying. |
