Team · CAF
8 Oct 1949 – 9 Jun 2026 · Elo 1467 (116th now), peak 1647 in 1996
91 won · 78 drawn · 132 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 12 · Year
| Home | 102 | 53 | 28 | 21 | 129 | 79 | +50 | 52% |
| Away | 126 | 9 | 26 | 91 | 80 | 253 | -173 | 7.1% |
| Neutral | 73 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 81 | 83 | -2 | 39.7% |
| Tournament finals | 57 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 53 | 55 | -2 | 33.3% |
| Qualifiers | 146 | 42 | 39 | 65 | 142 | 196 | -54 | 28.8% |
| Friendlies | 98 | 30 | 16 | 52 | 95 | 164 | -69 | 30.6% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 4 | 20 Feb 1983 | 2 Jan 1984 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 12 | 28 Jul 1991 | 11 Jul 1993 | 0 |
| Scored in | 11 | 13 Feb 1985 | 27 Feb 1987 | 4 |
| Clean sheets | 8 | 28 Nov 1991 | 24 Apr 1993 | 0 |
| Without a win | 9 | 6 Sep 2014 | 10 Oct 2015 | 1 |
| Defeats | 6 | 13 Feb 1982 | 6 Feb 1983 | 1 |
| Without scoring | 6 | 13 Feb 1982 | 6 Feb 1983 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | 14 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 | Group stage (2022, 1996, 1994) |
| African Cup of Nations 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | E · 3rd |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 2007 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 2005 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 2000 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1997 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 1996 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | B · 3rd |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1995 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 1994 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | C · 3rd |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1993 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1991 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1989 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1988 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1987 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1986 | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1985 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Nigeria | CAF | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 48 | -30 | 8.3% | 1949 | 2023 |
| Guinea | CAF | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 29.2% | 1967 | 2005 |
| Gambia | CAF | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 47.8% | 1953 | 2021 |
| Ghana | CAF | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 36.8% | 1954 | 2002 |
| Liberia | CAF | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 42.1% | 1966 | 2026 |
| Senegal | CAF | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 33.3% | 1970 | 1997 |
| Guinea-Bissau | CAF | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 52.9% | 1960 | 2025 |
| Mali | CAF | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 21.4% | 1960 | 2007 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 31 | -23 | 7.7% | 1972 | 2024 |
| Cape Verde | CAF | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 44.4% | 1984 | 2013 |
| Togo | CAF | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 14.3% | 1982 | 2022 |
| Morocco | CAF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 0% | 1984 | 2024 |
| Equatorial Guinea | CAF | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 57.1% | 2002 | 2022 |
| Algeria | CAF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 16.7% | 1980 | 2022 |
| Gabon | CAF | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50% | 1995 | 2016 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | CAF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 50% | 2000 | 2023 |
| Niger | CAF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 40% | 1976 | 2020 |
| Mauritania | CAF | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 60% | 1984 | 2020 |
| Congo | CAF | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 60% | 1994 | 2022 |
| Tunisia | CAF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 0% | 1996 | 2013 |
| Friendly | 97 | 30 | 15 | 52 | 30.9% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 89 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 29.2% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 57 | 16 | 12 | 29 | 28.1% |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | 49 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 36.7% |
| African Cup of Nations | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12.5% |
| FIFA Series | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Augustus Kargbo | 5 | 0 | 2022–2024 |
| Kei Kamara | 5 | 1 | 2013–2025 |
| Alhaji Kamara | 4 | 0 | 2015–2022 |
| Mustapha Bundu | 4 | 0 | 2020–2025 |
| Alhassan Kamara | 3 | 0 | 2013–2016 |
| Alhassan Koroma | 3 | 0 | 2023–2025 |
| Amadou Bakayoko | 3 | 0 | 2023–2024 |
| Kwame Quee | 3 | 0 | 2019–2020 |
| Musa Kamara | 3 | 0 | 2022–2025 |
| Sheriff Suma | 3 | 0 | 2008–2013 |
| Abu Kanu | 2 | 0 | 1997–2000 |
| Chernor Mansaray | 2 | 0 | 2000 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 19% of these matches.
| Mohamed Kamara | 31 | 30 | 2012–2025 |
| Kei Kamara | 26 | 22 | 2008–2025 |
| Alhassan Koroma | 25 | 21 | 2018–2025 |
| Osman Kakay | 24 | 22 | 2019–2025 |
| Augustus Kargbo | 23 | 18 | 2021–2025 |
| Emmanuel Samadia | 23 | 20 | 2022–2025 |
| Mustapha Bundu | 23 | 16 | 2019–2025 |
| Umaru Bangura | 23 | 23 | 2008–2022 |
| Sullay Kaikai | 18 | 12 | 2021–2024 |
| John Kamara | 17 | 16 | 2013–2023 |
| Kwame Quee | 17 | 17 | 2019–2024 |
| Mohamed Buya Turay | 17 | 9 | 2019–2025 |