Football in the Republic of the Congo

Football
Governing bodyCongolese Football Federation
National teammen's national team
NicknameDiablotins Rouges[1]
International competitions

Football is the number one sport in the Congo. The national team, known as the Diablotins Rouges (meaning the Red Devils), has reached the finals of the African Cup of Nations on six occasions. They won the gold medal in Cameroon in 1972, and also reached the semi-finals two years later in Egypt. Several good players have come out of the Congo, many of whom have gone to France to play. In 1974, Paul Sayal Moukila won the Golden Ball for the African Player of the Year.

Football stadiums in the Republic of the Congo

#StadiumCityCapacityTenantsImage
1Stade Municipal de KintéléBrazzaville60,000Congo national football team
2Stade Alphonse Massemba-DébatBrazzaville33,037
3Stade de OuessoOuesso16,000
4Stade municipalPointe-Noire13,000
5Stade omnisport Marien Ngouabi d’OwandoOwando13,000
6Stade de DjambalaDjambala7,000

Attendances

The average attendance per top-flight football league season and the club with the highest average attendance:

SeasonLeague averageBest clubBest club average
2022-23481Diables Noirs1,812

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Le Congo-Brazzaville, star des 7e Jeux de la Francophonie - JEUX DE LA FRANCOPHONIE". FRANCE 24. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.