DR Congo Factfile

Qualifying results: Seychelles 7-0 (3-0, 4-0), Equatorial Guinea 5-2 (4-0, 1-2) Scorers: Dieumerci Mbokani (3), Dioko Kaluyituka, Deo Kanda, Issama Mpeko (2 each), Yves Angani, Tresor Mputu, Youssouf Mulumbu Coach: Claude le Roy (France) Captain: Midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu Key player: Tresor Mputu is a gifted attacking midfielder who will be sure to impress Rankings: CAF 29, FIFA 107 Nickname: Leopards Previous appearances: 15 1965: first rd, 1968: champions, 1970: first rd, 1972: fourth, 1974: champions, 1976, 1988: first rd, 1992, 1994, 1996: quarter-finals, 1998: third round, 2000: first rd, 2002: quarterfinals, 2004: first rd, 2006: quarters Match record: P56 W16 D15 L25 F65 A81 Record wins: Mauritius 4-1, Congo Brazzaville 3-0 Record losses: Ghana 2-5, Cameroon 2-5, Egypt 1-4, Ivory Coast 0-3, Tunisia 0-3 and is among the Leopards Le Roy believes could take the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth by storm.

“With the likes of Mbokani, Tresor LuaLua Lomana and Cedric Makiadi we can field a great team and we also have an incredible attacking talent in Tresor Mputu,” boasts Le Roy.

“It will be a difficult pool for us as we are less favoured than Ghana and Mali, who were 2012 semi-finalists. But I like being outsiders and qualifying for the quarter-finals would be a beautiful dream.”

DR Congo, whose titles came in 1968 and 1974, have faced Ghana six times in the Cup of Nations, winning two and losing four, and Mali twice, winning and losing once. – SapaAFP