Team · CAF
24 Sep 1924 – 28 Jun 2026 · Elo 1689 (65th now), peak 1773 in 1997
215 won · 146 drawn · 122 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 24 · Year
| Home | 241 | 130 | 72 | 39 | 339 | 163 | +176 | 53.9% |
| Away | 149 | 53 | 40 | 56 | 197 | 191 | +6 | 35.6% |
| Neutral | 93 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 115 | 104 | +11 | 34.4% |
| Tournament finals | 138 | 56 | 48 | 34 | 169 | 124 | +45 | 40.6% |
| Qualifiers | 136 | 69 | 39 | 28 | 194 | 115 | +79 | 50.7% |
| Friendlies | 209 | 90 | 59 | 60 | 288 | 219 | +69 | 43.1% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 7 | 14 Jun 1947 | 1 Jul 1950 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 17 | 8 Sep 2015 | 10 Jun 2017 | 0 |
| Scored in | 14 | 24 Sep 1924 | 8 Jul 1950 | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 8 | 6 Jul 2021 | 6 Sep 2021 | 0 |
| Without a win | 9 | 11 Oct 1997 | 11 Feb 1998 | 1 |
| Defeats | 6 | 20 Jun 2009 | 8 Sep 2009 | 1 |
| Without scoring | 4 | 22 Jan 2006 | 10 May 2006 | 1 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| COSAFA Cup | 20 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations | 13 | 1 | Winner (1996) |
| FIFA World Cup | 4 | 0 | Group stage (2026, 2010, 2002, 1998) |
| Confederations Cup | 2 | 0 | Fourth place (2009) |
| Gold Cup | 1 | 0 | Quarter-finals (2005) |
| FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2026 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2025 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2024 | Fourth place | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | E · 2nd |
| COSAFA Cup 2023 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2022 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2021 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | D · 3rd |
| COSAFA Cup 2019 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2018 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2017 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2016 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2015 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | C · 4th |
| COSAFA Cup 2013 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | — |
African Cup of Nations 1
| Zambia | CAF | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 31.8% | 1992 | 2025 |
| Australia | AFC | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 52.4% | 1947 | 2014 |
| Zimbabwe | CAF | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 47.6% | 1977 | 2025 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 11.8% | 1992 | 2025 |
| Botswana | CAF | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 70.6% | 1993 | 2023 |
| Angola | CAF | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 60% | 1996 | 2025 |
| Ghana | CAF | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 33.3% | 1996 | 2021 |
| Namibia | CAF | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 57.1% | 1998 | 2024 |
| Egypt | CAF | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 53.8% | 1995 | 2025 |
| Malawi | CAF | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 61.5% | 1996 | 2023 |
| Lesotho | CAF | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 53.8% | 2000 | 2025 |
| Congo | CAF | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 50% | 1992 | 2024 |
| Mozambique | CAF | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 72.7% | 1995 | 2025 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 30% | 1992 | 2026 |
| Mauritius | CAF | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 60% | 1993 | 2007 |
| Senegal | CAF | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 10% | 2002 | 2021 |
| Morocco | CAF | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 44.4% | 1998 | 2024 |
| Eswatini | CAF | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 88.9% | 2000 | 2023 |
| Burkina Faso | CAF | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 55.6% | 2001 | 2017 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 25% | 1994 | 2023 |
| Friendly | 196 | 86 | 53 | 57 | 43.9% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 68 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 45.6% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 66 | 37 | 12 | 17 | 56.1% |
| COSAFA Cup | 59 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 52.5% |
| African Cup of Nations | 54 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 37% |
| FIFA World Cup | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23.1% |
| Simba Tournament | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50% |
| Confederations Cup | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12.5% |
| Gold Cup | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25% |
| USA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| COSAFA Cup qualification | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| FIFA Series | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Benni McCarthy | 17 | 2 | 1998–2005 |
| Shaun Bartlett | 16 | 2 | 1996–2005 |
| Katlego Mphela | 15 | 3 | 2008–2012 |
| Percy Tau | 15 | 2 | 2017–2024 |
| Themba Zwane | 12 | 0 | 2017–2024 |
| Siyabonga Nomvethe | 11 | 0 | 2000–2010 |
| Teboho Mokoena | 11 | 3 | 2002–2026 |
| Bernard Parker | 10 | 1 | 2009–2013 |
| Lyle Foster | 10 | 1 | 2022–2025 |
| Tokelo Rantie | 9 | 0 | 2013–2017 |
| Evidence Makgopa | 8 | 0 | 2021–2026 |
| Oswin Appollis | 8 | 1 | 2024–2026 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 39% of these matches.
| Ronwen Williams | 67 | 64 | 2014–2026 |
| Teboho Mokoena | 60 | 55 | 2002–2026 |
| Themba Zwane | 49 | 42 | 2014–2026 |
| Percy Tau | 48 | 45 | 2017–2025 |
| Aubrey Modiba | 47 | 40 | 2018–2026 |
| Itumeleng Khune | 46 | 44 | 2007–2021 |
| Dean Furman | 39 | 37 | 2012–2020 |
| Siphiwe Tshabalala | 38 | 29 | 2006–2017 |
| Khuliso Mudau | 37 | 36 | 2022–2026 |
| Aaron Mokoena | 33 | 32 | 2002–2010 |
| Lyle Foster | 32 | 25 | 2018–2026 |
| Thapelo Morena | 32 | 21 | 2019–2025 |