Team · CAF
28 Mar 1945 – 29 Mar 2026 · Elo 1440 (128th now), peak 1532 in 2024
138 won · 162 drawn · 254 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 19 · Year
| Home | 202 | 75 | 66 | 61 | 244 | 216 | +28 | 37.1% |
| Away | 215 | 21 | 62 | 132 | 159 | 407 | -248 | 9.8% |
| Neutral | 137 | 42 | 34 | 61 | 174 | 217 | -43 | 30.7% |
| Tournament finals | 148 | 44 | 41 | 63 | 173 | 191 | -18 | 29.7% |
| Qualifiers | 157 | 37 | 45 | 75 | 144 | 210 | -66 | 23.6% |
| Friendlies | 249 | 57 | 76 | 116 | 260 | 439 | -179 | 22.9% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 5 | 12 Nov 1994 | 5 Dec 1994 | 1 |
| Unbeaten | 8 | 30 Jul 2006 | 1 Dec 2006 | 1 |
| Scored in | 11 | 16 Jan 1993 | 8 Dec 1994 | 1 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 12 Nov 1994 | 5 Dec 1994 | 1 |
| Without a win | 25 | 13 Oct 1984 | 20 Jan 1990 | 0 |
| Defeats | 8 | 23 Sep 1952 | 7 Oct 1958 | 0 |
| Without scoring | 8 | 12 Mar 2003 | 11 Oct 2003 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| CECAFA Cup | 35 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations | 5 | 0 | Group stage (2024, 2019, 1980) |
| COSAFA Cup | 3 | 0 | — |
| All-African Games | 1 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2026 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2025 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2024 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | F · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | C · 4th |
| CECAFA Cup 2017 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2017 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2015 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2015 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2013 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2012 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2011 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2010 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2009 | — | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | +2 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2007 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2006 | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | — |
| Uganda | CAF | 71 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 71 | 142 | -71 | 16.9% | 1945 | 2025 |
| Kenya | CAF | 70 | 18 | 14 | 38 | 78 | 132 | -54 | 25.7% | 1946 | 2025 |
| Malawi | CAF | 55 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 54 | 62 | -8 | 25.5% | 1962 | 2021 |
| Zambia | CAF | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 62 | -29 | 16.7% | 1964 | 2025 |
| Sudan | CAF | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 16% | 1967 | 2023 |
| Ethiopia | CAF | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 25% | 1963 | 2024 |
| Burundi | CAF | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 45.5% | 1971 | 2020 |
| Rwanda | CAF | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 38.9% | 1998 | 2019 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 17.6% | 1967 | 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | CAF | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 14.3% | 1982 | 2019 |
| Mauritius | CAF | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 33.3% | 1967 | 2017 |
| Algeria | CAF | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 8.3% | 1973 | 2023 |
| Mozambique | CAF | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 25% | 1975 | 2014 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 0% | 1972 | 2025 |
| Madagascar | CAF | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 30% | 1972 | 2021 |
| Egypt | CAF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 37 | -31 | 0% | 1973 | 2024 |
| Somalia | CAF | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 77.8% | 1980 | 2015 |
| Morocco | CAF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 12.5% | 2010 | 2026 |
| Ghana | CAF | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 0% | 1962 | 2008 |
| Benin | CAF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 33.3% | 2002 | 2021 |
| Friendly | 239 | 55 | 74 | 110 | 23% |
| CECAFA Cup | 119 | 42 | 30 | 47 | 35.3% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 105 | 25 | 29 | 51 | 23.8% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 52 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 23.1% |
| African Cup of Nations | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0% |
| COSAFA Cup | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15.4% |
| Nile Basin Tournament | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| FIFA Series | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% |
| All-African Games | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Mapinduzi Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Simon Msuva | 19 | 1 | 2017–2025 |
| Mbwana Samatta | 12 | 1 | 2013–2022 |
| Feisal Salum | 5 | 0 | 2020–2025 |
| Erasto Nyoni | 3 | 3 | 2012–2021 |
| Jerson Tegete | 3 | 0 | 2008 |
| Novatus Miroshi | 3 | 0 | 2022–2026 |
| Peter Tino | 3 | 0 | 1980–1984 |
| Thomas Ulimwengu | 3 | 0 | 2013–2015 |
| Thuwein Ali | 3 | 0 | 1980 |
| Amri Kiemba | 2 | 0 | 2013 |
| Charles M'Mombwa | 2 | 0 | 2023–2025 |
| Danny Mrwanda | 2 | 0 | 2008 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 16% of these matches.
| Simon Msuva | 60 | 56 | 2013–2026 |
| Mbwana Samatta | 55 | 52 | 2012–2026 |
| Feisal Salum | 49 | 40 | 2018–2026 |
| Himid Mao | 46 | 35 | 2015–2024 |
| Mohamed Hussein | 41 | 37 | 2016–2026 |
| Aishi Manula | 39 | 37 | 2015–2026 |
| Bakari Mwamnyeto | 39 | 35 | 2019–2026 |
| Novatus Miroshi | 35 | 32 | 2021–2026 |
| Mudathiri Yahya | 33 | 25 | 2018–2026 |
| Shomari Kapombe | 32 | 27 | 2012–2026 |
| Dickson Job | 31 | 29 | 2021–2026 |
| Erasto Nyoni | 29 | 27 | 2012–2021 |