Congo coach Claude LeRoy has finalised his squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after cutting three players from the provisional list.
draw for Confederation Cup held
preliminary round draw
Coach Claude LeRoy believes that Congo midfielder Prince Oniangue can lead the country to at least the last-eight at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Africa Cup of Nations contenders:
Equatorial Guinea (hosts), Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia
Algeria - The Desert Foxes, who reached the second round of this year's World Cup, will face Senegal, Ghana and South Africa in Group C.
Ivory Coast and Ghana reach finals
South Africa are among six teams to have booked their place at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after each won their penultimate qualifier on Saturday.
Cameroon on verge of qualification - Cameroon took a huge step towards qualification with a 2:0 victory over Sierra Leone on Wednesday.
Algeria beat Malawi 2:0 in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday to be on the verge of booking their place at the final in Morocco.
Congo
AFRICA CUP 2015
Nations Cup appearances: 6
Best result: Winners (1972)
Coach: Claude LeRoy (France)
Key player: Prince Oniangue
Fifa ranking: 61
Congo are appearing at their first Nations Cup since 2000.
Coach Claude LeRoy won the Nations Cup with Cameroon way back in 1988 and will be at his eight finals - a record.
The Red Devils knocked out 2013 African champions Nigeria in qualifying.
