Team · CAF
28 Aug 1957 – 9 Jun 2026 · Elo 1440 (128th now), peak 1639 in 1985
206 won · 181 drawn · 242 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 20 · Year
| Home | 286 | 122 | 84 | 80 | 388 | 309 | +79 | 42.7% |
| Away | 211 | 33 | 58 | 120 | 167 | 373 | -206 | 15.6% |
| Neutral | 132 | 51 | 39 | 42 | 157 | 139 | +18 | 38.6% |
| Tournament finals | 150 | 54 | 44 | 52 | 173 | 169 | +4 | 36% |
| Qualifiers | 190 | 50 | 47 | 93 | 183 | 267 | -84 | 26.3% |
| Friendlies | 289 | 102 | 90 | 97 | 356 | 385 | -29 | 35.3% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 8 | 10 Jul 1984 | 12 Dec 1984 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 14 | 6 Jul 1984 | 31 Mar 1985 | 1 |
| Scored in | 12 | 6 Jul 1976 | 26 Mar 1977 | 1 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 19 Nov 1982 | 14 Aug 1983 | 0 |
| Without a win | 13 | 28 Aug 1957 | 6 Jul 1968 | 3 |
| Defeats | 12 | 28 Aug 1957 | 1 May 1968 | 0 |
| Without scoring | 5 | 29 Jul 1989 | 9 Dec 1989 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| CECAFA Cup | 22 | 0 | — |
| COSAFA Cup | 19 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 | Round of 16 (2022) |
| All-African Games | 2 | 0 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2023 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2022 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2022 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | B · 3rd |
| COSAFA Cup 2021 | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2019 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2018 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2017 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2016 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2015 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2015 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2013 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2012 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2011 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2010 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2010 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | A · 4th |
| Zambia | CAF | 76 | 19 | 16 | 41 | 63 | 159 | -96 | 25% | 1957 | 2023 |
| Zimbabwe | CAF | 62 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 59 | 82 | -23 | 27.4% | 1967 | 2022 |
| Tanzania | CAF | 55 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 30.9% | 1962 | 2021 |
| Kenya | CAF | 44 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 43.2% | 1968 | 2018 |
| Uganda | CAF | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 27.3% | 1971 | 2021 |
| Mozambique | CAF | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 39.4% | 1981 | 2023 |
| Botswana | CAF | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 46.2% | 1968 | 2026 |
| Eswatini | CAF | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 39.1% | 1968 | 2022 |
| Lesotho | CAF | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 56.5% | 1970 | 2025 |
| Mauritius | CAF | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 55% | 1970 | 2022 |
| Namibia | CAF | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 29.4% | 1997 | 2025 |
| Ethiopia | CAF | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 26.7% | 1989 | 2026 |
| South Africa | CAF | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 7.7% | 1996 | 2023 |
| Egypt | CAF | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 25% | 1978 | 2023 |
| Morocco | CAF | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 10% | 1985 | 2022 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 30% | 1985 | 2008 |
| Angola | CAF | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 30% | 1999 | 2018 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 11.1% | 1980 | 2021 |
| Tunisia | CAF | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 22.2% | 1987 | 2025 |
| Guinea | CAF | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 11.1% | 2004 | 2023 |
| Friendly | 288 | 102 | 90 | 96 | 35.4% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 107 | 27 | 28 | 52 | 25.2% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 76 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 26.3% |
| CECAFA Cup | 73 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 45.2% |
| COSAFA Cup | 57 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 28.1% |
| All-African Games | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 30% |
| African Cup of Nations | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20% |
| COSAFA Cup qualification | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 42.9% |
| Mukuru 4 Nations | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Frank Mhango | 10 | 0 | 2013–2025 |
| Chiukepo Msowoya | 8 | 0 | 2008–2022 |
| Essau Kanyenda | 6 | 0 | 2003–2014 |
| Khuda Muyaba | 5 | 0 | 2021–2022 |
| Gerald Phiri Junior | 4 | 3 | 2019–2021 |
| Noel Mkandawire | 4 | 0 | 2005–2008 |
| Richard Mbulu | 4 | 0 | 2021–2025 |
| Robert Ng'ambi | 4 | 0 | 2008–2017 |
| Russel Mwafulirwa | 4 | 0 | 2004–2010 |
| Gabadinho Mhango | 3 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| John Banda | 3 | 0 | 2012–2015 |
| Peterkins Kayira | 3 | 0 | 1988–1989 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 14% of these matches.
| Stanley Sanudi | 55 | 52 | 2017–2024 |
| John Banda | 50 | 45 | 2012–2025 |
| Chembezi Denis | 48 | 45 | 2017–2025 |
| Chimwemwe Idana | 43 | 35 | 2019–2024 |
| Richard Mbulu | 41 | 34 | 2017–2025 |
| Yamikani Chester | 31 | 19 | 2018–2024 |
| Frank Mhango | 28 | 25 | 2013–2025 |
| Gerald Phiri Junior | 27 | 21 | 2017–2022 |
| Brighton Munthali | 25 | 24 | 2017–2024 |
| Khuda Muyaba | 25 | 21 | 2019–2023 |
| Chiukepo Msowoya | 24 | 6 | 2008–2022 |
| Gomezgani Chirwa | 24 | 22 | 2017–2025 |