Team · CAF
16 May 1989 – 28 Mar 2026 · Elo 1424 (135th now), peak 1617 in 2024
70 won · 80 drawn · 129 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 16 · Year
| Home | 95 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 117 | 105 | +12 | 34.7% |
| Away | 117 | 17 | 26 | 74 | 83 | 211 | -128 | 14.5% |
| Neutral | 67 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 73 | 81 | -8 | 29.9% |
| Tournament finals | 68 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 79 | 89 | -10 | 29.4% |
| Qualifiers | 144 | 40 | 35 | 69 | 144 | 222 | -78 | 27.8% |
| Friendlies | 67 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 50 | 86 | -36 | 14.9% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 4 | 24 Mar 2021 | 11 Jul 2021 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 7 | 4 Jun 1995 | 25 Aug 1996 | 1 |
| Scored in | 14 | 31 Aug 1997 | 12 Sep 1998 | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 6 Jul 2011 | 14 Jan 2012 | 1 |
| Without a win | 14 | 3 Oct 1998 | 15 Nov 1999 | 6 |
| Defeats | 10 | 16 Jun 2001 | 30 Mar 2003 | 0 |
| Without scoring | 5 | 11 Oct 1992 | 20 Jan 1993 | 5 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| COSAFA Cup | 22 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations | 4 | 0 | Round of 16 (2024) |
| African Cup of Nations 2024 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | E · 3rd |
| COSAFA Cup 2023 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2022 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2021 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | D · 4th |
| COSAFA Cup 2019 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2018 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2017 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2016 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2015 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2013 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2009 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2008 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | A · 4th |
| COSAFA Cup 2007 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Botswana | CAF | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 10.5% | 1994 | 2023 |
| Zambia | CAF | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -16 | 5.6% | 1992 | 2022 |
| Malawi | CAF | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 52.9% | 1997 | 2025 |
| Mozambique | CAF | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 50% | 1995 | 2022 |
| Angola | CAF | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 0% | 1989 | 2024 |
| South Africa | CAF | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 7.1% | 1998 | 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | CAF | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 50% | 1997 | 2024 |
| Lesotho | CAF | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 33.3% | 1992 | 2018 |
| Guinea | CAF | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 11.1% | 1995 | 2021 |
| Senegal | CAF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -19 | 12.5% | 2001 | 2021 |
| Mali | CAF | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 14.3% | 1994 | 2024 |
| Eswatini | CAF | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 14.3% | 1999 | 2023 |
| Madagascar | CAF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50% | 1992 | 2022 |
| Egypt | CAF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 0% | 1996 | 2008 |
| Liberia | CAF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 16.7% | 1997 | 2025 |
| Tunisia | CAF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 16.7% | 1997 | 2025 |
| Congo | CAF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 16.7% | 1998 | 2021 |
| Seychelles | CAF | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 50% | 2000 | 2019 |
| Morocco | CAF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 0% | 2000 | 2019 |
| Kenya | CAF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 33.3% | 2008 | 2024 |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 76 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 26.3% |
| Friendly | 65 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 15.4% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 61 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 26.2% |
| COSAFA Cup | 55 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 34.5% |
| African Cup of Nations | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7.7% |
| COSAFA Cup qualification | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.1% |
| FIFA Series | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Peter Shalulile | 19 | 0 | 2016–2025 |
| Elmo Kambindu | 6 | 0 | 2020–2023 |
| Absalom Iimbondi | 5 | 1 | 2019–2023 |
| Eliphas Shivute | 5 | 0 | 1996–2000 |
| Deon Hotto | 4 | 0 | 2018–2024 |
| Gervatius Uri Khob | 4 | 0 | 1996–1998 |
| Razundara Tjikuzu | 4 | 0 | 2000–2001 |
| Benson Shilongo | 3 | 0 | 2016–2018 |
| Lazarus Kaimbi | 3 | 0 | 2011 |
| Rudolph Bester | 3 | 0 | 2008–2010 |
| Brian Brendell | 2 | 0 | 2008 |
| Charles Hambira | 2 | 0 | 2019–2021 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 29% of these matches.
| Deon Hotto | 54 | 47 | 2013–2025 |
| Riaan Hanamub | 46 | 44 | 2017–2025 |
| Peter Shalulile | 44 | 43 | 2015–2025 |
| Denzil Haoseb | 38 | 36 | 2012–2024 |
| Absalom Iimbondi | 37 | 31 | 2017–2024 |
| Ivan Kamberipa | 35 | 33 | 2019–2025 |
| Aprocius Petrus | 33 | 32 | 2018–2025 |
| Charles Hambira | 33 | 27 | 2018–2025 |
| Ananias Gebhardt | 30 | 27 | 2015–2024 |
| Lloyd Kazapua | 30 | 30 | 2019–2024 |
| Petrus Shitembi | 30 | 26 | 2012–2024 |
| Willy Stephanus | 30 | 19 | 2012–2025 |