Congo DR vs BeninLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Africa Cup of Nations

2025

Congo DR

Bongonda16'

-FT

Dec 23, 2025

Stade El Barid

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Match Timeline

90'+1Substitution

Olatoundji Tessilimi· In

Aiyegun Tosin· Out

Benin

85'Substitution

Brian Cipenga· In

Nathanaël Mbuku· Out

Congo DR

85'Substitution

Fiston Mayele· In

Cédric Bakambu· Out

Congo DR

82'Substitution

Attidjikou Samadou· In

Sessi D'Almeida· Out

Benin

77'Yellow Card

Abdoul Rachid Moumini

Benin

72'Yellow Card

Romaric Amoussou

Benin

68'Substitution

Meschack Elia· In

Théo Bongonda· Out

Congo DR

68'Substitution

Joris Kayembe· In

Arthur Masuaku· Out

Congo DR

64'Yellow Card

Cédric Bakambu

Congo DR

63'Substitution

Romaric Amoussou· In

Jodel Dossou· Out

Benin

55'Substitution

Ngal'ayel Mukau· In

Edo Kayembe· Out

Congo DR

52'Yellow Card

Jodel Dossou

Benin

36'Yellow Card

Edo Kayembe

Congo DR

20'Yellow Card

Samuel Moutoussamy

Congo DR

Goal!

1-0

Théo Bongonda

16'·Congo DR

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Statistics of the Game

Congo DR

Benin

40%Ball Possession60%

11Shots Total12

3Shots On Target2

5Corners5

16Fouls11

3Yellow Cards3

1Offsides0

1Saves2

300Passes453

5Shots Off Target10

80Attacks93

38Dangerous Attacks33

6Shots Inside Box5

5Shots Outside Box7

1Goals0

11Free Kicks16

0Shots Blocked3

5Substitutions3

17Tackles16

1Assists0

216Accurate Passes380

2Injuries0

14Total Crosses20

6Interceptions6

50Duels Won56

2Big Chances Created1

Congo DR

Manager: Sébastien Desabre

Starting XI

Lionel Mpasi-Nzau

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Chancel Mbemba

Axel Tuanzebe

Arthur Masuaku

Samuel Moutoussamy

Théo Bongonda

Edo Kayembe

Noah Sadiki

Nathanaël Mbuku

Cédric Bakambu

Substitutes

Steve Kapuadi

Dylan Batubinsika

Ngal'ayel Mukau

Samuel Essende

Gaël Kakuta

Joris Kayembe

Meschack Elia

Rocky Bushiri

Timothy Fayulu

Charles Pickel

Fiston Mayele

Brian Cipenga

Matthieu Epolo

Gédéon Kalulu

Michel-Ange Balikwisha

Benin

Manager: Gernot Rohr

Starting XI

Saturnin Allagbé

Abdoul Rachid Moumini

Olivier Verdon

Yohan Roche

Tamimou Ouorou

Sessi D'Almeida

Imourane Hassane

Rodolfo Aloko

Dokou Dodo

Jodel Dossou

Aiyegun Tosin

Substitutes

Rodrigue Fassinou

Attidjikou Samadou

Mattéo Ahlinvi

David Kiki

Mariano Ahouangbo

Rodrigue Kossi Fiogbé

Romaric Amoussou

Serge Obassa

Razack Rachidou

Olatoundji Tessilimi

Charlemagne Azongnitode

Gislain Ahoudo

Adam Akimey

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Lionel Mpasi-Nzau GK	-	90'	0	0	-	20(52%)	-	-
Aaron Wan-Bissaka DF	-	90'	0	0	-	30(71%)	2	7/10
Axel Tuanzebe DF	-	90'	0	0	0/1	22(82%)	1	1/4
Nathanaël Mbuku MF	-	85'	0	0	0/1	13(77%)	1	7/12
Samuel Moutoussamy MF	-	90'	0	0	0/1	38(86%)	1	1/4
Théo Bongonda MF	-	68'	1	0	1/3	15(73%)	4	6/7
Noah Sadiki MF	-	90'	0	0	0/1	18(75%)	1	7/13
Cédric Bakambu FW	-	85'	0	0	2/2	15(47%)	2	5/15
Chancel Mbemba DF	-	90'	0	0	-	28(75%)	1	4/5
Edo Kayembe MF	-	55'	0	0	-	13(85%)	1	1/4
Arthur Masuaku DF	-	68'	0	1	-	27(74%)	-	2/5
Ngal'ayel Mukau MF	-	35'	0	0	0/1	18(93%)	2	4/7
Joris Kayembe DF	-	22'	0	0	-	14(57%)	1	1/3
Meschack Elia FW	-	22'	0	0	-	12(83%)	-	1/6
Fiston Mayele FW	-	5'	0	0	0/1	8(67%)	-	3/7
Brian Cipenga FW	-	5'	0	0	-	10(89%)	-	0/4

Congo DR vs Benin — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Congo DR	15	L1	0	2	0	2	10/15	4-3
Benin	15	L2	0	2	0	2	9/15	6-7

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Congo DR — last 5 games

W1-0 @ Togo2025-10-10
W1-0 vs Sudan2025-10-14
W1-0 @ Cameroon2025-11-13
D1-1 @ Nigeria2025-11-16
L0-2 @ Zambia2025-12-16

Benin — last 5 games

W1-0 vs Zimbabwe2025-09-05
W4-0 vs Lesotho2025-09-09
W1-0 @ Rwanda2025-10-10
L0-4 @ Nigeria2025-10-14
L0-3 @ Burkina Faso2025-11-18

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 2
Period covered: 2021-09-06 – 2021-11-14
Congo DR wins: 1
Draws: 1
Benin wins: 0
Avg goals per meeting: 2
Over 2.5 goals: 0%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 50%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 2 finished meetings (2021-09-06 – 2021-11-14) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2021-11-14	Congo DR	2-0	Benin
2021-09-06	Benin	1-1	Congo DR

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Congo DR	2	3	7	4	WDW	3	-1
Benin	3	3	3	-3	LWL	12	-9

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 4 ptsCongo DR 7 · Benin 3
Positions: #2 vs #3
Goals per game: 1.67/0.33 vs 0.33/1.33scored/conceded per game · league average 1.21

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-12-23

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 50%

(1/2)

Draw 50%

(1/2)

Won 0%

(0/2)

Goals

3-1

Total matches

Recent matches

CAF World Cup Qualifiers•Nov 14, 2021

Congo DR

2-0

Benin

CAF World Cup Qualifiers•Sep 6, 2021

Benin

1-1

Congo DR

Head to Head

Last 2 matches

Congo DR wins

Draws

Benin wins

Goals Scored

3 - 1

Nov 14, 2021 • CAF World Cup Qualifiers

Congo DR

2-0

Benin

Sep 6, 2021 • CAF World Cup Qualifiers

Benin

1-1

Congo DR

Matchday 1 — Africa Cup of Nations

Match Report

7 points for Congo DR (2nd), 3 for Benin (3rd): a 4-point gap. On recent form Benin sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, Congo DR were scoring 1.67 and conceding 0.33, Benin 0.33 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.

Stade El Barid, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Congo DR led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.

Goal scorers

Congo DR: Théo Bongonda (16')

Key stats

Possession: Congo DR 40% · Benin 60% · Total shots: 11-12 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 5-5

More details:

Congo DR — live results and schedule Benin — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Congo DR vs Benin?

Congo DR 1-0 Benin. Africa Cup of Nations match played on 23 Dec 2025.

What league is Congo DR vs Benin in?

This match is part of the Africa Cup of Nations. The match was played at Stade El Barid. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Congo DR and Benin?

In 2 meetings since 2021: Congo DR has 1 win, 1 draw, and 0 losses against Benin.

Where was Congo DR vs Benin played?

The match was played at Stade El Barid.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

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Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Congo DR vs Benin — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 2 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 1 — Africa Cup of Nations

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions