Team · CAF
16 Nov 1956 – 3 Jan 2026 · Elo 1472 (113th now), peak 1648 in 1970
149 won · 115 drawn · 198 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 | 132 | 72 | 24 | 36 | 196 | 133 | +63 | 54.5% |
| Away | 176 | 29 | 42 | 105 | 125 | 297 | -172 | 16.5% |
| Neutral | 154 | 48 | 49 | 57 | 178 | 197 | -19 | 31.2% |
| Tournament finals | 118 | 36 | 33 | 49 | 126 | 153 | -27 | 30.5% |
| Qualifiers | 196 | 70 | 39 | 87 | 206 | 252 | -46 | 35.7% |
| Friendlies | 148 | 43 | 43 | 62 | 167 | 222 | -55 | 29.1% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 6 | 2 Jun 2007 | 3 Dec 2007 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 11 | 26 May 2007 | 22 Dec 2007 | 0 |
| Scored in | 26 | 1 May 1965 | 3 Oct 1969 | 1 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 25 Feb 2001 | 5 Apr 2001 | 0 |
| Without a win | 17 | 2 Sep 2021 | 4 Jun 2022 | 2 |
| Defeats | 7 | 3 Jun 2016 | 16 Oct 2018 | 2 |
| Without scoring | 6 | 9 Jan 2008 | 26 Mar 2008 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| CECAFA Cup | 22 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations | 11 | 1 | Winner (1970) |
| Arab Cup | 5 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2026 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2025 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | — |
| Arab Cup 2025 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | D · 3rd |
| Arab Cup 2021 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -10 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2015 | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2013 | — | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2012 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | — |
| Arab Cup 2012 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2012 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | B · 2nd |
| CECAFA Cup 2011 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2010 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2009 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2008 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | C · 4th |
African Cup of Nations 1
| Ethiopia | CAF | 41 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 39% | 1956 | 2022 |
| Kenya | CAF | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 43.8% | 1963 | 2016 |
| Uganda | CAF | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 28.6% | 1965 | 2013 |
| Tanzania | CAF | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 48% | 1967 | 2023 |
| Zambia | CAF | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 22.7% | 1968 | 2021 |
| Egypt | CAF | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 45 | -26 | 11.1% | 1957 | 2022 |
| Ghana | CAF | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 26.7% | 1963 | 2024 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 14.3% | 1963 | 2022 |
| Libya | CAF | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 35.7% | 1967 | 2021 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 25% | 1967 | 2025 |
| Eritrea | CAF | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 50% | 1992 | 2013 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 10% | 1970 | 2016 |
| Rwanda | CAF | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 20% | 2003 | 2022 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 33.3% | 1970 | 2011 |
| Tunisia | CAF | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 22.2% | 1974 | 2020 |
| Chad | CAF | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 66.7% | 1992 | 2023 |
| Syria | AFC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 37.5% | 1957 | 2004 |
| Congo | CAF | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50% | 1972 | 2014 |
| Algeria | CAF | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 0% | 1980 | 2025 |
| Oman | AFC | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25% | 1994 | 2025 |
| Friendly | 125 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 27.2% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 109 | 47 | 13 | 49 | 43.1% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 82 | 19 | 25 | 38 | 23.2% |
| CECAFA Cup | 75 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 36% |
| African Cup of Nations | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 25.8% |
| Arab Cup | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8.3% |
| Kuneitra Cup | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60% |
| Korea Cup | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40% |
| Arab Cup qualification | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% |
| Palestine Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| Jordan International Tournament | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Mohamed Abdel Rahman | 10 | 0 | 2020–2024 |
| Ali Gagarin | 6 | 1 | 1969–1976 |
| Haytham Tambal | 6 | 0 | 2003–2008 |
| Nasr Eddin Abbas | 6 | 0 | 1963–1970 |
| Ramadan Agab | 5 | 1 | 2015–2019 |
| Omar Ali Hasab El-Rasoul | 4 | 0 | 1970–1972 |
| Babiker Santo | 3 | 0 | 1968 |
| Ibrahim Salah Mohamed Soliman | 3 | 0 | 2013–2014 |
| James Moga | 3 | 0 | 2000–2001 |
| Mujahid Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 2000–2003 |
| Saif Tere | 3 | 0 | 2019–2021 |
| Sharaf Abdelrahman | 3 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 18% of these matches.
| Mohamed Abdel Rahman | 36 | 32 | 2018–2026 |
| Walieldin Khidir | 31 | 29 | 2021–2026 |
| Ramadan Agab | 30 | 27 | 2012–2025 |
| Mustafa Karshoum | 26 | 23 | 2019–2026 |
| Al-Gozoli Nooh | 24 | 10 | 2021–2026 |
| Salaheldin Adil | 24 | 18 | 2019–2026 |
| Bakhit Khamis | 23 | 21 | 2016–2026 |
| Yasir Mozamil | 23 | 12 | 2019–2025 |
| Abdel Raouf | 21 | 20 | 2021–2026 |
| Amir Suliman | 20 | 20 | 2015–2021 |
| Mohamed Mustafa | 20 | 20 | 2022–2025 |
| Mohamed Saeed | 20 | 19 | 2021–2026 |