AFCON 2017 Qualifiers : DR Congo beats Madagascar 2-1
KINSHASA, Jun. 14, 2015 (AMP) — Gabon 2017 (Qualifiers) : DR Congo defeated Madagascar by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday afternoon at the Tata Raphael Stadium in Kinshasa.
Madagascar made the congoleses doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Mubele ('58) and Kimwaki ('73).
The result put the congolese second in Group B with 3 points. In their next game, DR Congo will meet the Central African Republic at the Tata Raphael Stadium on September 6, while Madagascar will face Angola.
Fixtures and Results : Group B
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Overview
DR Congo at the AFCON
- 2 titles (1968, 1974)
- 17 appearances (first in 1965)
- 24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Champions (1968, 1974) Third Place (1998, 2015) Fourth Place (1972)
Madagascar at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1972)
DR Congo
2:1
Madagascar
2:1 (0:0)
- 14 June 2015
- 15:30
- Kinshasa
Group B
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Angola | 3 |
| DR Congo | 3 |
| Madagascar | 0 |
 Central African Republic | 0 |
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