 Afobe anokwanisawo kumiririra DR Congo kuburikidza nevabereki vake. Akashevedzwa kuchikwata chenyika cheDR Congo, kumitambo yekukodzera ye2017 Africa Cup of Nations vachipesana neAngola munaKurume 2016. MunaNovember 2016, Afobe akaburitsa pachena kuti anga asati agona kuoneka kuDR Congo nekuda kwekumiswa nemapepa. Muna Ndira 2017, Afobe akabuda mu2017 Africa Cup of Nationskuisa pfungwa pakupinda muchikwata chechigumi nechimwe chinotanga kuBournemouth. 