African Cup of Nations 1972 · Third-place play-off

Cameroon 5–2 DR Congo

Saturday 4 Mar 1972 · Yaoundé, Cameroon

Cameroon5–2DR Congo

Goals7

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Akono Etepé Maku N'Dongo Owona Mouthé N'Doga

4′1–0Jean-Paul Akono Cameroon · penalty
13′1–1Kakoko Etepé DR Congo
17′1–2Mayanga Maku DR Congo
31′2–2Paul-Gaston N'Dongo Cameroon
32′3–2Norbert Owona Cameroon
34′4–2Philippe Michel Mouthé Cameroon
42′5–2Jean-Baptiste N'Doga Cameroon

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Cameroon: 1506 → 1559
DR Congo: 1681 → 1628

Expected score for Cameroon: 39.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 2 times. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 35, 1953–2025.

Cameroon wins: 18
Draws: 9
DR Congo wins: 8

Form either side

Cameroon

Before

1–2 v Nigeria 13 Feb 1972 · Friendly
2–1 v Kenya 23 Feb 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
2–0 v Togo 26 Feb 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
1–1 v Mali 28 Feb 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
0–1 v Congo 2 Mar 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972

After

0–1 v DR Congo 4 Feb 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
1–0 v DR Congo 25 Feb 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
0–2 v DR Congo 27 Feb 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
2–1 v DR Congo 27 May 1973 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1973
0–2 v DR Congo 14 Jun 1973 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1973

DR Congo

Before

3–0 v Zambia 27 Oct 1971 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1971
1–1 v Sudan 25 Feb 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
2–0 v Congo 27 Feb 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
1–1 v Morocco 29 Feb 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972
3–4 v Mali 2 Mar 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1972

After

0–0 v Togo 6 Jun 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
4–0 v Togo 20 Jun 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
6–0 v Guinea 2 Jul 1972 · Friendly
1–0 v Cameroon 4 Feb 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
0–1 v Cameroon 25 Feb 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973

Road through the tournament

Cameroon

2–1 v Kenya Group stage
2–0 v Togo Group stage
1–1 v Mali Group stage
0–1 v Congo Semi-final
5–2 v DR Congo Third-place play-off

DR Congo

1–1 v Sudan Group stage
2–0 v Congo Group stage
1–1 v Morocco Group stage
3–4 v Mali Semi-final
2–5 v Cameroon Third-place play-off

Every Cameroon v DR Congo match35

From Cameroon's side.


13 Nov 2025	DR Congo	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
5 Jan 2017	DR Congo	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
9 Jun 2015	DR Congo	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
7 Jan 2015	DR Congo	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
15 Nov 2014	DR Congo	1–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2014	—
6 Sep 2014	DR Congo	2–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2014	—
16 Jun 2013	DR Congo	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2013	—
2 Jun 2012	DR Congo	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2012	—
7 Oct 2011	DR Congo	3–2	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2011	—
9 Oct 2010	DR Congo	1–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2010	—
29 Jan 2006	DR Congo	2–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2006	Group stage
20 Jan 2002	DR Congo	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2002	Group stage
20 Feb 1998	DR Congo	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1998	Quarter-final
23 Apr 1995	DR Congo	1–2	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1995	—
16 Oct 1994	DR Congo	1–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1994	—
1 Mar 1993	DR Congo	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	—
10 Jan 1993	DR Congo	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	—
16 Jan 1992	DR Congo	1–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1992	Group stage
26 Apr 1981	DR Congo	6–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
12 Apr 1981	DR Congo	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—

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