Congo national under-17 football team

{{Infobox National football team

| Name = Congo U-17

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| FIFA Trigramme = CGO

| Nickname = Les Diables Rouges
(The Red Devils)

| Association = Fédération Congolaise de Football (FECOFOOT)

| Sub-confederation = {{nowrap|UNIFFAC (Central Africa)}}

| Confederation = CAF (Africa)

| Coach =

| Home Stadium = Stade Municipal de Kintélé
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat

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| Most caps =

| Top scorer =

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| U17WC apps = 3

| U17WC first = 1985

| U17WC best = Round of 16 (2011)

| Regional name = U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

| Regional cup apps = 3

| Regional cup first = 2011

| Regional cup best = Third place (2011)

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The Congo national under-17 football team is the national U-17 football team of the Republic of the Congo and is run by the Fédération Congolaise de Football. The team competes in the UNIFFAC Cup, Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 29 April – 19 May.{{cite web |title=Senegal U17 1 Congo U17 0 |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-u17-africa-cup-of-nations/2023/matches/2354229/ |publisher=Confederation of African Football |access-date=5 May 2023}}{{cite web |title=Congo U17 1 Somalia U17 1 |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-u17-africa-cup-of-nations/2023/matches/2354231/ |publisher=Confederation of African Football |access-date=5 May 2023}}

''Caps and goals are correct as of 2 May 2023, after the match against Somalia.

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{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=Ghys-Exauce Tchiamas|age={{bda|2006|7|8|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Quevilly-Rouen Métropole|clubnat=FRA}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Baudleck Nganda|age={{bda|2006|1|8|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Otohô|clubnat=CGO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga|age={{bda|2007|9|6|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Nice|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=Axel Lebo|age={{bda|2006|4|30|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Avenir|clubnat=CGO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=Christian Mafoulou|age={{bda|2006|6|20|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=CARA Brazzaville|clubnat=CGO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=Aaron Maniongui|age={{bda|2006|3|20|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=Noa Kayi|age={{bda|2008|6|22|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Orléans|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=DF|name=Brayan Kenge|age={{bda|2007|7|1|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Argenteuil|clubnat=FRA}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Digne Pounga|age={{bda|2006|5|15|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Avenir|clubnat=CGO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=Abiga Tsimba|age={{bda|2007|12|26|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Racing Club Brazzaville|clubnat=CGO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=Randy Baleka|age={{bda|2006|1|22|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=FC Lyon|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=MF|name=Dieuveil Ngazania|age={{bda|2006|3|23|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Sirina|clubnat=CGO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=25|pos=MF|name=Lucas Mbouyou|age={{bda|2007|2|5|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Tours|clubnat=FRA}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=Geltany Bantsiele|age={{bda|2006|10|30|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Sirina|clubnat=CGO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=Alexandre Boukoulou|age={{bda|2006|8|25|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Clermont Foot|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Joseph Ndzoukou|age={{bda|2006|7|28|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Avenir|clubnat=CGO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=FW|name=Mignon Olyba|age={{bda|2006|1|12|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=JS de Talangai|clubnat=CGO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=Beny Moukila|age={{bda|2007|6|21|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Nice|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=FW|name=Bienvenu Bizenga|age={{bda|2006|8|13|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Avenir|clubnat=CGO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=Ayel Wumba Nzouzi|age={{bda|2007|12|26|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=Capaco Beni|clubnat=CGO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=Jason Bemba|age={{bda|2006|3|31|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Sochaux|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=FW|name=Gloire Nzebele|age={{bda|2007|8|24|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Avenir|clubnat=CGO}}

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Competitive record

= FIFA U-17 World Cup record =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!colspan=9|FIFA U-17 World Cup record

Year

!Round

!Position

!GP

!W

!D*

!L

!GS

!GA

{{flagicon|China}} 1985Group stage14th3003410
{{flagicon|Canada}} 1987colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did Not Enter
{{flagicon|Scotland}} 1989
{{flagicon|Italy}} 1991Group stage9th311123
{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} 1993colspan=8|Did Not Enter
{{flagicon|Ecuador}} 1995colspan=8|Withdrew
{{flagicon|Egypt}} 1997colspan=8|Did Not Enter
{{flagicon|New Zealand}} 1999colspan=8 rowspan=2|Withdrew
{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} 2001
{{flagicon|Finland}} 2003colspan=8|Did Not Enter
{{flagicon|Peru}} 2005colspan=8|Did not qualify
{{flagicon|Korea Republic}} 2007colspan=8|Withdrew
{{flagicon|Nigeria}} 2009colspan=8|Did Not Enter
{{flagicon|Mexico}} 2011Round of 1611th411245
{{flagicon|UAE}} 2013colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not qualify
{{flagicon|CHI}} 2015
{{flagicon|India}} 2017colspan=8|Disqualified
{{flagicon|Brazil}} 2019colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not qualify
{{flagicon|Indonesia}} 2023
{{flagicon|Qatar}} 2025colspan=8|Disqualified
Total||3/20||Round of 16||10||2||2||6||10||18

= U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!colspan=9|U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Year

!Round

!Position

!GP

!W

!D*

!L

!GS

!GA

{{flagicon|Mali}} 1995colspan=8|Withdrew
{{flagicon|Botswana}} 1997colspan=8|Did not enter
{{flagicon|Guinea}} 1999colspan=8 rowspan=2|Withdrew
{{flagicon|Seychelles}} 2001
{{flagicon|Swaziland}} 2003colspan=8|Did not enter
{{flagicon|Gambia}} 2005colspan=8|Did not qualify
{{flagicon|Togo}} 2007colspan=8|Withdrew
{{flagicon|Algeria}} 2009colspan=8|Did not enter
style="background:#cc9966;"

|{{flagicon|Rwanda}} 2011

Third Place3rd5320105
{{flagicon|Morocco}} 2013Group stage7th302129
{{flagicon|Niger}} 2015colspan=8|Did not qualify
{{flagicon|Gabon}} 2017colspan=8|Disqualified
{{flagicon|Tanzania}} 2019colspan=8|Did not qualify
{{flagicon|Algeria}} 2023Quarter-finals|
|402226
{{flagicon|Morocco}} 2025colspan=8|Disqualified
Total||3/15||Third Place||12||3||6||3||14||20

= CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record =

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!colspan=9|CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers

colspan=9|Appearances: 2
Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

1985Second Round|
|210122
1987colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not enter
1989
1991Fourth round|
|4211102
1993colspan=8|Did not enter
Total||2/5||Fourth round||6||3||1||2||12||4

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

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{{Football in the Republic of the Congo}}

{{National sports teams of the Republic of the Congo}}

{{CAF under-17 teams}}

Category:African national under-17 association football teams

Category:Congo national football team

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