David GOMBE
DR Congo head coach Sébastien Desabre has named his 26-player squad for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025.
The announcement places DR Congo alongside South Africa whose coach Hugo Broos released his list earlier as teams making early moves ahead of the tournament, which begins later this month.
The Leopards squad includes several players who helped the side secure a place in the playoffs for the 2026 World Cup.
Captain Chancel Mbemba is in the squad along side other key players Axel Tuanzebe, Noah Sadiki, Fiston Mayele, Meschak Elia and Cédric Bakambu.
Full list of players selected for AFCON 2025
Goalkeepers
Theo Fayulu (FC Noah, Armenia)
Lionel Mpasi (Le Havre, France)
Mathieu Epolo (Standard Liège, Belgium)
Defenders
Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham, England)
Gédéon Kalulu (Aris Limassol, Cyprus)
Arthur Masuaku (Sunderland, England)
Chancel Mbemba (Lille, France)
Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley, England)
Rocky Bushiri (Hibernian, Scotland)
Joris Kayembe (Genk, Belgium)
Steven Kapuadi (Legia Warsaw, Poland)
Midfielders
Noah Sadiki (Sunderland, England)
Edo Kayembe (Watford, England)
Samuel Moutoussamy (Atromitos, Greece)
Charles Pickel (Espagnyol , Spain)
Ngal’ayel Mukau (Lille, France)
Mario Stroeykens (Anderlecht, Belgium)
Théo Bongonda (Spartak Moscow)
Michelangelo Balikwisha (Celtic, Scotland)
Nathanaël Mbuku (Montpellier, France)
Brian Cipenga (Castellón, Spain)
Attackers
Simon Banza (Al Jazeera, United Arab Emirates)
Fiston Mayele (Pyramids, Egypt)
Samuel Essende (Augsburg, Germany)
Meschak Elia (Alanyaspor, Türkiye)
Cédric Bakambu (Real Betis, Spain)
