Team · CAF
5 Dec 1961 – 1 Jul 2026 · Elo 1875 (26th now), peak 1949 in 2026
299 won · 169 drawn · 174 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 | 198 | 133 | 42 | 23 | 356 | 115 | +241 | 67.2% |
| Away | 223 | 57 | 65 | 101 | 214 | 293 | -79 | 25.6% |
| Neutral | 221 | 109 | 62 | 50 | 322 | 200 | +122 | 49.3% |
| Tournament finals | 176 | 83 | 45 | 48 | 240 | 152 | +88 | 47.2% |
| Qualifiers | 204 | 109 | 55 | 40 | 324 | 158 | +166 | 53.4% |
| Friendlies | 262 | 107 | 69 | 86 | 328 | 298 | +30 | 40.8% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 11 | 17 Nov 2015 | 19 Jan 2017 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 27 | 13 Nov 2015 | 31 May 2018 | 0 |
| Scored in | 15 | 8 Jan 2024 | 19 Nov 2024 | 4 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 9 Sep 2024 | 25 Mar 2025 | 0 |
| Without a win | 11 | 6 May 2000 | 13 Jan 2001 | 1 |
| Defeats | 5 | 25 Mar 1979 | 10 Feb 1980 | 1 |
| Without scoring | 5 | 5 Jul 1987 | 6 Aug 1987 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| African Cup of Nations | 19 | 1 | Winner (2022) |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | 16 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup | 4 | 0 | Quarter-finals (2002) |
| COSAFA Cup | 2 | 0 | — |
| All-African Games | 1 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2026 | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2025 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2024 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | C · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | A · 2nd |
| COSAFA Cup 2022 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2022 | Winner | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | B · 1st |
| COSAFA Cup 2021 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2019 | Runner-up | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +6 | C · 2nd |
| FIFA World Cup 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | H · 2nd |
| African Cup of Nations 2017 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | B · 1st |
| African Cup of Nations 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | C · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | A · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | D · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2006 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | D · 2nd |
African Cup of Nations 1
| Guinea | CAF | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 50% | 1963 | 2024 |
| Mali | CAF | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 44.4% | 1963 | 2026 |
| Morocco | CAF | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 50 | -29 | 21.9% | 1968 | 2026 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 21.4% | 1961 | 2024 |
| Algeria | CAF | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 16% | 1977 | 2023 |
| Gambia | CAF | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 56.5% | 1961 | 2026 |
| Tunisia | CAF | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 23.8% | 1963 | 2019 |
| Togo | CAF | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 28.6% | 1970 | 2025 |
| Cape Verde | CAF | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 80% | 1979 | 2022 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 26.3% | 1963 | 2019 |
| Sierra Leone | CAF | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 38.9% | 1970 | 1997 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 52.9% | 1961 | 2024 |
| Mauritania | CAF | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 76.5% | 1976 | 2025 |
| Burkina Faso | CAF | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 31.3% | 1982 | 2024 |
| Egypt | CAF | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 37.5% | 1986 | 2026 |
| Guinea-Bissau | CAF | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 66.7% | 1979 | 2020 |
| Zambia | CAF | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 26.7% | 1990 | 2022 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 42.9% | 1968 | 2025 |
| Liberia | CAF | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 61.5% | 1967 | 2013 |
| Ghana | CAF | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 30.8% | 1968 | 2015 |
| Friendly | 245 | 99 | 62 | 84 | 40.4% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 123 | 70 | 29 | 24 | 56.9% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 81 | 39 | 26 | 16 | 48.1% |
| African Cup of Nations | 78 | 35 | 19 | 24 | 44.9% |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | 69 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 55.1% |
| FIFA World Cup | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 37.5% |
| African Friendship Games | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
| COSAFA Cup | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Merdeka Tournament | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40% |
| All-African Games | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
| Dakar Tournament | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Kirin Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Sadio Mané | 52 | 16 | 2012–2026 |
| Ismaïla Sarr | 23 | 3 | 2017–2026 |
| El-Hadji Diouf | 16 | 1 | 2001–2008 |
| Henri Camara | 16 | 0 | 2000–2008 |
| Moussa Sow | 11 | 1 | 2012–2017 |
| Famara Diédhiou | 10 | 1 | 2019–2022 |
| Habib Diallo | 9 | 0 | 2019–2025 |
| Mame Biram Diouf | 8 | 1 | 2014–2016 |
| Nicolas Jackson | 8 | 1 | 2024–2026 |
| Papa Bouba Diop | 8 | 0 | 2002–2006 |
| Pape Gueye | 8 | 0 | 2024–2026 |
| Boulaye Dia | 7 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 26% of these matches.
| Idrissa Gueye | 111 | 95 | 2012–2026 |
| Sadio Mané | 105 | 100 | 2012–2026 |
| Kalidou Koulibaly | 94 | 93 | 2015–2026 |
| Ismaïla Sarr | 85 | 71 | 2017–2026 |
| Cheikhou Kouyaté | 68 | 50 | 2012–2024 |
| Krépin Diatta | 65 | 55 | 2019–2026 |
| Édouard Mendy | 59 | 59 | 2018–2026 |
| Pape Gueye | 46 | 31 | 2021–2026 |
| Iliman Ndiaye | 44 | 30 | 2022–2026 |
| Pape Matar Sarr | 42 | 25 | 2021–2026 |
| Habib Diallo | 41 | 19 | 2018–2026 |
| Lamine Camara | 39 | 23 | 2022–2026 |