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by Kennedy Kechula | in African Nations Championship Predictions
The 2025 African Nations Championships (Chan) co-hosts, Kenya, will start their campaign on Sunday, with a game against DR Congo. These two nations will be facing off in Group A. We have a prediction for the match below.
The hosts were supposed to participate in a four-nations tournament to prepare for Chan but had to pull out in protest of the pitch quality in Tanzania.
As such, head coach Benni McCarthy will rely on his last sighting of the players in the June friendly matches against Chad. The Harambee Stars won one and drew the other of the two games staged in Morocco. In their last 11 matches, Kenya have just one win.
DR Congo are two-time former Chan winners and will be banking on that pedigree coming up against the debutants. Ahead of this match, DR Congo played buildupmatches in June, beating Mali and Madagascar.
That already makes up for more wins than Kenya’s in the last 11 matches. The latest one, a 3-1 victory against Madagascar, was the fifth straight win for Sebastien Desabre’s men.
The Frenchman, having earlier coached Uganda, will have a very good background of Kenya. Even though his foreign-based players are locked out of this tournament, Desabre will still be confident of winning the Day 1 spoils.
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The Best Betting Odds for Kenya v DR Congo Match
Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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2.63 | 3 | 2.55 |
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2.75 | 2.88 | 2.63 |
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2.5 | 2.9 | 2.75 |
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2.7 | 2.88 | 2.6 |
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2.55 | 3 | 2.6 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Kenya and DR Congo?
Our prediction for the Kenya vs DR Congo match is: DR Congo wins the match.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 03/08/2025 between Kenya and DR Congo in African Nations Championship :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 18.8% for a win of Kenya against DR Congo with odds of 2.85 at Tonybet.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Kenya vs DR Congo is 38.32% with odds of 3.06 at Betwinner.
- Our prediction model gives a 42.88% chance ⭐ for a win of DR Congo vs Kenya with odds of 2.75 at William Hill.
Kenya vs DR Congo Form
Kenya and DR Congo Last Matches

1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
10 Jun 2025 - International Friendlies
7 Jun 2025 - International Friendlies
23 Mar 2025 - World Cup
20 Mar 2025 - World Cup
19 Nov 2024 - AFCON
15 Nov 2024 - AFCON
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
10 Jun 2025 - International Friendlies
7 Jun 2025 - International Friendlies
23 Mar 2025 - World Cup
19 Nov 2024 - AFCON
14 Oct 2024 - AFCON
6 Sep 2024 - AFCON
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
20 Mar 2025 - World Cup
15 Nov 2024 - AFCON
11 Oct 2024 - AFCON
10 Sep 2024 - AFCON
27 Jun 2024 - COSAFA Cup
26 Mar 2024 - International Friendlies

4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Jun 2025 - International Friendlies
5 Jun 2025 - International Friendlies
25 Mar 2025 - World Cup
21 Mar 2025 - World Cup
19 Nov 2024 - AFCON
16 Nov 2024 - AFCON
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Jun 2025 - International Friendlies
5 Jun 2025 - International Friendlies
21 Mar 2025 - World Cup
19 Nov 2024 - AFCON
10 Oct 2024 - AFCON
6 Sep 2024 - AFCON
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Mar 2025 - World Cup
16 Nov 2024 - AFCON
15 Oct 2024 - AFCON
9 Sep 2024 - AFCON
6 Jun 2024 - World Cup
10 Feb 2024 - AFCON
Kenya vs DR Congo last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Kenya - DR Congo Key Points
- DR Congo are on a five-match winning run.
- DR Congo are unbeaten in the last six matches.
- Kenya have managed one win in the last 11 matches.
- In their last 14 matches, DR Congo lost just twice.
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Our Kenya vs DR Congo Prediction
DR Congo have a more stellar history at this tournament than Kenya and come here as the favorites. Managed by a coach who knows Kenya well, the former Chan champions are expected to give a flying start. Kenya are making their first-ever appearance at this event, and they have had the smoothest of preparations.
The Harambee Stars had to pull out of a pre-planned build-up tournament and thus might lack match fitness. They could benefit from home support, but our prediction for Kenya v DR Congo is that DR Congo wins the match.
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