Former Chelsea and Real Madrid midfielder Claude Makelele remains keen to fill the vacant managerial position at DR Congo.
"We have a lot of talented players at the top level and the chance to manage this great country will obviously be the biggest of my coaching career," said Makelele, who was born in Kinshasa but played international football for France.
"I have already said that the job does appeal to me and I am more than interested in it.
"To be in charge of the Leopards is an exciting job for whoever gets it and most especially the challenge ahead [of reaching the Nations Cup], but we have to wait and see.