DR Congo competed as Zaire at the 1974 World Cup, losing all three matches including a 3-0 defeat to holders Brazil Football fans in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been waiting a long time to ...

It was a protest Fifty-two years later, the Leopards are back. In 1974, Zaire went to the World Cup and became a global joke.

The Democratic Republic of Congo ended a 52-year wait for World Cup qualification with a win over Jamaica in the inter-confederation play-off final; Axel Tuanzebe scored the winning goal in extra-time ...

Former Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe sparked wild celebrations in Kinshasa by scoring a dramatic 100th-minute winner to send DR Congo to the 2026 World Cup. The historic 1-0 victory over ...

Football fans in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been waiting a long time to right the wrongs of their solitary World Cup campaign in 1974. That was the year US President Richard Nixon resigned ...