DR Congo
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Léopards
English: The Leopards
AssociationFédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Head coachSébastien Desabre
CaptainChancel Mbemba
Most capsIssama Mpeko (81)
Top scorerDieumerci Mbokani (22)
Home stadiumStade des Martyrs
FIFA codeCOD
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 67 Steady (21 December 2023)[1]
Highest28 (July–August 2017)
Lowest133 (October 2011)
First international
Belgian Congo 3–2 Northern Rhodesia 
(Belgian Congo; Date Unknown 1948)
Biggest win
 Congo-Kinshasa 10–1 Zambia 
(Kinshasa, Congo DR; 22 November 1969)
Biggest defeat
 Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire 
(Gelsenkirchen, West Germany; 18 June 1974)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1974)
Best resultGroup stage, 1974
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances19 (first in 1965)
Best resultChampions, 1968 and 1974
African Nations Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2009)
Best resultChampions, (2009, 2016)

The DR Congo national football team (French: Équipe nationale de football de la République démocratique du Congo), recognised by FIFA as Congo DR, represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in men's international football and it is controlled by the Congolese Association Football Federation. They are nicknamed Les Léopards, meaning: The Leopards.[2] The team is a member of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Congo DR have been ranked as high as 28th in the FIFA Rankings. As Zaire they were the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and twice won the Africa Cup of Nations. They are also one of the most successful teams in the African Nations Championship with 2 titles, along with Morocco.

History

Early history

The Congolese Association Football Federation was founded in 1919 when the country was not independent. The team played their first game in 1948 as Belgian Congo against Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. The team recorded a 3–2 victory at home. DR Congo has been FIFA affiliated since 1962 and has been a member of CAF since 1963. The team's first official match was on 11 April 1963, against Mauritania in the L'Amitié Tournament played in Dakar, Senegal. DR Congo won the match 6–0.[3] The national team appeared in the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 1965.

Glory period

The Democratic Republic of the Congo had its first international success at the 1968 African Cup of Nations held in Ethiopia, beating Ghana 1–0 in the final. The team's biggest ever win came on 22 November 1969 when they recorded a 10–1 home victory against Zambia. Although a handful of Congolese players were playing in Europe (particularly Belgium) during these years, foreign-based players were seldom recalled for international duty; a rare exception was Julien Kialunda who represented Zaire (as the country was by then known) at the 1972 African Cup of Nations while playing for Anderlecht.

The second continental title came at the 1974 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Leopards recorded a 2–1 victory against Guinea, another 2–1 victory against rivals Congo and a 4–1 victory against Mauritius. These results carried Zaire through to the semi-finals where they beat hosts Egypt 3–2. In the final, Zaire drew with Zambia 2–2. Therefore, the match was replayed two days later, where Zaire won the game 2–0. Zaire player Ndaye Mulamba was top scorer with nine goals, which remains a record for the tournament. After this, the team returned to Zaire on the Presidential plane, lent to them by Mobutu Sese Seko.

Zaire were the first Sub-Saharan African team to participate in a World Cup, qualifying for the 1974 tournament in place of the 1970 participant Morocco, whom they defeated in the decisive qualifier 3–0 in Kinshasa.[4] Such was the desire to foster an identity of Zaire as a global player that Mobutu paid for advertising hoardings at the World Cup to display messages such as ‘Zaire-Peace’ and ‘Go to Zaire’.[5] At the tournament itself, Zaire did not manage to score any goals and lost all of its games, but gave credible performances against Scotland and Brazil. However, their 9–0 loss against Yugoslavia remains one of the worst World Cup defeats. A bizarre moment came in the match versus Brazil; facing a free-kick 25 yards out, defender Mwepu Ilunga, upon hearing the referee blow his whistle, ran out of the Zaire wall and kicked the ball upfield, for which he received a yellow card. This was voted the 17th greatest World Cup moment in a Channel 4 poll.[6] Ilunga has stated that he was quite aware of the rules and was hoping to convince the referee to send him off. The intended red card would have been a protest against his country's authorities, who were alleged to be depriving the players of their earnings.[7] Many contemporary commentators instead held it to be an example of African football's "naïvety and indiscipline".[8]

Crisis period

Zaire versus Brazil in the 1974 World Cup
Zaire versus Scotland in 1974 World Cup

After winning the 1974 African Cup of Nations and participating in the 1974 World Cup, the team was eliminated in the first round of the 1976 African Cup of Nations after recording a draw and two losses in the group stage. Morocco went on to win the tournament. From 1978 to 1986, the country did not qualify for the African Cup of Nations, while not participating in qualification for the 1978 World Cup and 1986 World Cup. In the 1988 African Cup of Nations, Zaire finished last in their group despite having two draws.

Return to success

From 1992 to 1996, Zaire, reached three consecutive African Cup of Nations quarter-finals. In 1992 and 1994, they were beaten by Nigeria, and in 1996 they were beaten by Ghana. In 1997, the country returned to its former name of Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the national team was re-branded as the Simbas, a nickname that stuck for the next nine years.[9] DR Congo played their first game on 8 June 1997 in Pointe-Noire which ended in a 1–0 loss to the Republic of the Congo. At the 1998 African Cup of Nations, DR Congo, led by Louis Watunda, surprisingly took third place, beating Cameroon in the quarter-finals and hosts Burkina Faso 4–1 on penalties in their last match after scoring three late goals to tie the encounter 4–4.

At the 2000 African Cup of Nations, the team finished third in their group, and in 2002 were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Senegal. Then, in 2004, DR Congo were eliminated after three straight defeats in the group stages. In 2006, led by Claude Le Roy, having finished second in the group behind Cameroon, the Congolese were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Egypt 4–1.

Struggles

DR Congo were drawn in group 10 for qualifications for the 2008 African Cup of Nations, along with Libya, Namibia and Ethiopia. Before the last match day, the Congolese led the group, but they drew 1–1 with Libya in their final match while Namibia beat Ethiopia 3–2. This sent Namibia through to the Finals, while the Leopards were eliminated. DR Congo also failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. In 2009, DR Congo won the 2009 African Championship of Nations, a competition reserved to players in domestic leagues, a tournament they would again win in 2016. DR Congo reached the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals in South Africa but were knocked out in the group stages after drawing all three matches.

The Ibengé era: rise and near World Cup miss

In the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, DR Congo again drew all three group matches but this time finished second in the group behind Tunisia, and therefore advanced to the quarter-finals to play their rivals Republic of Congo, a match in which the Leopards came from two goals down to win 4–2. However, they were knocked out by the Ivory Coast 3–1 in the semi-finals. They ended up finishing third, beating Equatorial Guinea on penalties, after the third place match finished 0–0 in regulation time.

DR Congo under Ibengé improved radically and had an outstanding performance for many decades in a World Cup qualification. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, DR Congo was grouped with Libya, Tunisia and Guinea. DR Congo managed an outstanding performance, beating Libya and Guinea home and away, but missed the chance after losing 1–2 to eventual World Cup qualifier Tunisia in Tunis and drew 2–2 at home to the same opponent.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

24 March 2023 AFCON qualification DR Congo  3–1  Mauritania Lubumbashi, DR Congo
13:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade TP Mazembe
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
28 March 2023 AFCON qualification Mauritania  0–3
(awarded)		  DR Congo Nouakchott, Mauritania
22:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
14 June Friendly DR Congo  1–0  Uganda Douala, Cameroon
16:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade de Japoma
Referee: Florent Dimonya (Cameroon)
9 September 2023 AFCON qualification DR Congo  2–0  Sudan Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
12 September Friendly South Africa  1–0  DR Congo Johannesburg, South Africa
 Report Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Attendance: 9,140
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
13 October Friendly New Zealand  1–1  DR Congo Murcia, Spain
Wood 90+1' (pen.) Report Bakambu 46' Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina
17 October Friendly Angola  0–0  DR Congo Lisbon, Portugal
Report
15 November 2026 World Cup qualification DR Congo  2–0  Mauritania Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)
19 November 2026 World Cup qualification Sudan  1–0  DR Congo Benina, Libya
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

2024

6 January 2024 (2024-01-06) Friendly DR Congo  0–0  Angola Dubai, United Arab Emirates
15:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Shabab Al Ahli Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al–Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
10 January 2024 (2024-01-10) Friendly DR Congo  1–2  Burkina Faso Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Attendance: 0
17 January 2024 (2024-01-17) 2023 Africa Cup of Nations DR Congo  v  Zambia San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
20:00 Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium
21 January 2024 (2024-01-21) 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco  v  DR Congo San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
20:00 Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium
22 January 2024 (2024-01-22) 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Tanzania  v  DR Congo Korhogo, Ivory Coast
20:00 Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
June 2024 (2024-06) 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Senegal  v  DR Congo TBD, Senegal
June 2024 (2024-06) 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier DR Congo  v  Togo TBD, DR Congo

2025

March 2025 (2025-03) 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier DR Congo  v  South Sudan TBD, DR Congo
March 2025 (2025-03) 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Mauritania  v  DR Congo TBD, Mauritania
September 2025 (2025-09) 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier South Sudan  v  DR Congo TBD, South Sudan
September 2025 (2025-09) 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier DR Congo  v  Senegal TBD, DR Congo
October 2025 (2025-10) 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Togo  v  DR Congo TBD, Togo
October 2025 (2025-10) 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier DR Congo  v  Sudan TBD, DR Congo

Coaches

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]

Caps and goals as of 19 November 2023, after match against Sudan.[11]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Lionel Mpasi (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 8 0 France Rodez
1GK Baggio Siadi Ngusia (1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 4 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
1GK Dimitry Bertaud (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 1 0 France Montpellier
2DF Chancel Mbemba (captain) (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 74 4 France Marseille
2DF Arthur Masuaku (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 18 2 Turkey Beşiktaş
2DF Henoc Inonga Baka (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 9 0 Tanzania Simba
2DF Gédéon Kalulu (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 7 0 France Lorient
2DF Dylan Batubinsika (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 4 0 France Saint-Étienne
2DF Joris Kayembe (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 3 0 Belgium Genk
2DF Brian Bayeye (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 1 0 Italy Ascoli
2DF Rocky Bushiri (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 1 0 Scotland Hibernian
3MF Samuel Moutoussamy (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 24 0 France Nantes
3MF Gaël Kakuta (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 19 3 France Amiens
3MF Théo Bongonda (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 10 3 Russia Spartak Moscow
3MF Aaron Tshibola (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 7 1 United Arab Emirates Hatta
3MF Omenuke Mfulu (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 5 0 Spain Las Palmas
3MF Charles Pickel (1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 5 0 Italy Cremonese
3MF Grady Diangana (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 2 0 England West Bromwich Albion
4FW Cédric Bakambu (1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 46 16 Turkey Galatasaray
4FW Meschak Elia (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 34 7 Switzerland Young Boys
4FW Yoane Wissa (1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 16 3 England Brentford
4FW Fiston Kalala Mayele (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 8 2 Egypt Pyramids
4FW Silas Katompa Mvumpa (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 6 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart
4FW Simon Banza (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 3 0 Portugal Braga

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for DR Congo in the last twelve months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Esdras Kabamba (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 0 0 Angola Bravos do Maquis 2023 AFCON PRE
GK Joël Kiassumbua (1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 25 0 Switzerland Bellinzona v.  Mauritania, 28 March 2023
GK Hervé Lomboto (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 6 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Pembe v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
DF Ngonda Muzinga (1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 24 0 Latvia Riga 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Merveille Bokadi (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 22 1 Belgium Standard Liège 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Dieumerci Amale (1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 18 0 Morocco Difaâ El Jadidi 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Jordan Ikoko (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 9 0 Cyprus Pafos 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Vital N'Simba (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 2 0 France Bordeaux 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Arsène Zola (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 1 0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Axel Tuanzebe (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 0 0 England Ipswich Town 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Ikoyo Iyembe (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 6 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Lupopo v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
DF Salem M'Bakata (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 0 0 Turkey Gaziantep v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
MF Neeskens Kebano (1992-03-10) 10 March 1992 35 6 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Chadrac Akolo (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 23 2 Switzerland St. Gallen 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Edo Kayembe (1998-08-03) 3 August 1998 18 1 England Watford 2023 AFCON PRE INJ
MF Makabi Lilepo (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 7 0 France Valenciennes 2023 AFCON PRE
MF William Balikwisha (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 4 0 Belgium Standard Liège 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 3 0 England Luton Town 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Arnaud Lusamba (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 2 0 Turkey Pendikspor 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Jonathan Okita (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 2 0 Switzerland Zürich 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Mukoko Tonombe (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 8 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe v.  Gabon, 18 June 2023
MF Miché Mika (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 18 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
MF Samuel Bastien (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 8 0 England Burnley v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
MF Christian Kinsombi (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 0 0 Germany Hansa Rostock v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
MF Tristan Muyumba (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 0 0 United States Atlanta United v.  Mauritania, 24 March 2023 PRE
FW Jonathan Bolingi (1994-06-30) 30 June 1994 34 9 Serbia Vojvodina 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Ben Malango (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 21 6 Qatar Qatar SC 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Jackson Muleka (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 13 1 Turkey Beşiktaş 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Aldo Kalulu (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 5 0 Serbia Partizan 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Gaëtan Laura (1995-08-06) 6 August 1995 0 0 Turkey Samsunspor 2023 AFCON PRE

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records

As of 19 November 2023[12]
Players in bold are still active with DR Congo.

Most appearances

Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1. Issama Mpeko 81 1 2011–present
2. Chancel Mbemba 74 4 2012–present
3. Robert Kidiaba 64 0 2002–2015
4. Zola Matumona 53 9 2002–2014
Trésor Mputu 53 14 2004–2022
6. Joël Kimwaki 52 3 2009–2016
7. Yannick Bolasie 50 9 2013–present
Marcel Mbayo 50 4 1996–2011
9. Dieumerci Mbokani 49 22 2005–2022
10. Cédric Bakambu 46 16 2015–present

Top goalscorers

Dieumerci Mbokani is DR Congo's top scorer with 22 goals.
Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1. Dieumerci Mbokani 22 49 0.45 2005–2022
2. Cédric Bakambu 16 46 0.35 2015–present
3. Shabani Nonda 14 22 0.64 2000–2008
Trésor Mputu 14 53 0.26 2004–2022
5. Jean-Jacques Yemweni 12 16 0.75 2000–2007
6. Ndaye Mulamba 10 20 0.5 1973–1976
Ngoy Kabongo 10 21 0.48 1981–1991
8. Dioko Kaluyituka 9 31 0.29 2004–2013
Kakoko Etepé 9 31 0.29 1970–1976
Jonathan Bolingi 9 34 0.26 2014–present
Ndombe Mubele 9 45 0.2 2013–2018
Yannick Bolasie 9 50 0.18 2013–present
Zola Matumona 9 53 0.17 2002–2014

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 14 11 8 1 2 20 4
Argentina 1978 Withdrew Withdrew
Spain 1982 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 6 9
Mexico 1986 Banned Banned
Italy 1990 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 7 7
United States 1994 3 0 1 2 1 3
France 1998 8 2 2 4 11 10
South Korea Japan 2002 10 4 2 4 17 18
Germany 2006 10 4 4 2 14 10
South Africa 2010 6 3 0 3 14 6
Brazil 2014 8 3 3 2 11 5
Russia 2018 8 6 1 1 20 9
Qatar 2022 8 3 3 2 11 8
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 1 1 0 0 2 0
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Group stage 1/25 3 0 0 3 0 14 83 38 20 25 134 89

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957Part of  Belgium
Egypt 1959
Ethiopia 1962Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1963
Played as  Congo-Léopoldville
Tunisia 1965Group stage5th200228
Played as  Congo-Kinshasa
Ethiopia 1968Champions1st5401102
Sudan 1970Group stage7th301225
Played as  Zaire
Cameroon 1972Fourth place4th5122911
Egypt 1974Champions1st6411148
Ethiopia 1976Group stage7th301236
Ghana 1978Did not enter
Nigeria 1980Did not qualify
Libya 1982
Ivory Coast 1984Withdrew
Egypt 1986Did not qualify
Morocco 1988Group stage7th302123
Algeria 1990Did not qualify
Senegal 1992Quarter-finals6th302123
Tunisia 1994Quarter-finals7th311123
South Africa 1996Quarter-finals8th310223
Played as  DR Congo
Burkina Faso 1998Third place3rd6312109
Ghana Nigeria 2000Group stage12th302101
Mali 2002Quarter-finals6th411234
Tunisia 2004Group stage15th300316
Egypt 2006Quarter-finals8th411236
Ghana 2008Did not qualify
Angola 2010
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012
South Africa 2013Group stage10th303033
Equatorial Guinea 2015Third place3rd614177
Gabon 2017Quarter-finals6th421175
Egypt 2019Round of 1614th411266
Cameroon 2021Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 2023Qualified
Morocco 2025To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total 2 Titles 19/34 73 20 24 29 88 99

African Nations Championship record

Africa Cup of Nations record African Nations Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009FinalWinners531175430172
Sudan 2011Quarter-finals8th411235211032
South Africa 2014Quarter-finals7th420233211022
Rwanda 2016FinalWinners6411147DR Congo qualified by walkover.
Egypt 2018Did not qualify202011
Cameroon 2020Quarter-finals421154220061
Algeria 2022Group stage302103220071
Total2 titles5/6231247322412741198

African Games

African Games
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
Republic of the Congo 1965Gold5311115
1973-1987Did not enter
Total1/45311115

Head-to-head record

Including the record of  Zaire. Updated as for 13 October 2022.

Opponent P W D L GF GA W% L%
 Algeria 7043410042.86
 Angola 15834221353.3326.67
 Bahrain 1001010100
 Benin 4310104750
 Botswana 523040400
 Brazil 1001030100
 Burkina Faso[note 1] 12525221941.6741.67
 Burundi 4400931000
 Cameroon 3611718324630.5650
 Cape Verde 31203233.330
 Central African Republic 751118571.4314.29
 Chad 1100401000
 Congo 3818128663847.3721.05
 Djibouti 4310213750
 Egypt 1213813258.3366.67
 Equatorial Guinea 31115233.3333.33
 Eswatini 731311662.512.5
 Ethiopia 650111483.3316.67
 Gabon 18585141627.7829.41
 Gambia 31113533.3333.33
 Ghana 245613234020.8354.17
 Guinea 1352412938.4630.77
 Iraq 2002130100
 Ivory Coast 18558273327.7844.44
 Kenya 1262416135033.33
 Lesotho 734017442.860
 Liberia 9423151044.4433.33
 Libya 12552191141.6716.67
 Madagascar 1473427155028.57
 Malawi 74219657.1414.29
 Mali 11245141818.1845.45
 Mauritania 44001311000
 Mauritius 55001631000
 Mexico 1001120100
 Morocco 16385131918.7531.25
 Mozambique 752015771.430
 Namibia 31114733.3333.33
 New Zealand 10101100
 Niger 31113333.3333.33
 Nigeria 1041516164050
 North Korea 10100000
 Oman 10102200
 Qatar 10102200
 Romania 20202200
 Rwanda 52031074060
 Saudi Arabia 1001020100
 Scotland 1001020100
 Serbia[note 2] 1001090100
 Senegal 11335121427.2745.45
 Seychelles 2200701000
 Sierra Leone 3300811000
 South Africa 71155914.2971.43
 Sudan 1062218106020
 Tanzania 12543131041.6725
 Togo 1612314011756.25
 Tunisia 20541117272555
 Uganda 14815281057.1435.71
 Zambia 25810741333228
 Zimbabwe 8323171037.537.5
  1. ↑ Includes the results of  Upper Volta.
  2. ↑ Includes the results of  Yugoslavia.

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