Team · CAF
8 Nov 1959 – 9 Jun 2026 · Elo 1529 (98th now), peak 1606 in 2020
84 won · 79 drawn · 162 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 15 · Year
| Home | 119 | 42 | 37 | 40 | 154 | 159 | -5 | 35.3% |
| Away | 131 | 17 | 26 | 88 | 104 | 293 | -189 | 13% |
| Neutral | 75 | 25 | 16 | 34 | 94 | 109 | -15 | 33.3% |
| Tournament finals | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 57 | -34 | 10% |
| Qualifiers | 148 | 47 | 33 | 68 | 163 | 230 | -67 | 31.8% |
| Friendlies | 147 | 34 | 38 | 75 | 166 | 274 | -108 | 23.1% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 5 | 14 Apr 1963 | 11 Dec 1965 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 10 | 4 May 2017 | 9 Sep 2018 | 0 |
| Scored in | 9 | 4 May 2017 | 12 Nov 2017 | 5 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 8 Sep 2013 | 20 Jul 2014 | 0 |
| Without a win | 22 | 28 Oct 1984 | 27 Jan 1991 | 2 |
| Defeats | 9 | 11 Aug 1991 | 31 Jan 1993 | 1 |
| Without scoring | 5 | 29 Jul 1988 | 30 Sep 1990 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| African Cup of Nations | 6 | 0 | Quarter-finals (2019) |
| West African Cup | 3 | 0 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | 1 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2026 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2025 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | F · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2010 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | C · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | B · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | D · 4th |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 2001 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | — |
| West African Cup 1987 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | — |
| West African Cup 1984 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | — |
| West African Cup 1982 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | — |
| Togo | CAF | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 11.5% | 1966 | 2026 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 55 | -44 | 9.5% | 1959 | 2025 |
| Ghana | CAF | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 47 | -30 | 14.3% | 1966 | 2019 |
| Burkina Faso | CAF | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 15% | 1978 | 2025 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 40 | -22 | 11.1% | 1960 | 2024 |
| Mali | CAF | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 5.9% | 1982 | 2016 |
| Niger | CAF | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 26.7% | 1969 | 2026 |
| Senegal | CAF | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 9.1% | 1961 | 2025 |
| Congo | CAF | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 54.5% | 1965 | 2017 |
| Gabon | CAF | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 27.3% | 1969 | 2020 |
| Algeria | CAF | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 18.2% | 1983 | 2019 |
| Rwanda | CAF | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 50% | 2010 | 2025 |
| Mauritania | CAF | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 44.4% | 1961 | 2022 |
| Madagascar | CAF | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 50% | 1961 | 2023 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 14.3% | 1964 | 2019 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 0% | 1967 | 2025 |
| Morocco | CAF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 0% | 1992 | 2025 |
| Tunisia | CAF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -18 | 0% | 1984 | 2004 |
| Tanzania | CAF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 50% | 2002 | 2021 |
| Sudan | CAF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 50% | 2003 | 2009 |
| Friendly | 133 | 27 | 36 | 70 | 20.3% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 88 | 26 | 23 | 39 | 29.5% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 60 | 21 | 10 | 29 | 35% |
| African Cup of Nations | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5.6% |
| West African Cup | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11.1% |
| African Friendship Games | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71.4% |
| Tournament Burkina Faso | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0% |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Morocco, Capital of African Football | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| TIFOCO Tournament | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Steve Mounié | 17 | 0 | 2018–2025 |
| Razak Omotoyossi | 13 | 2 | 2008–2013 |
| Stéphane Sessegnon | 12 | 3 | 2005–2019 |
| Jodel Dossou | 9 | 0 | 2016–2026 |
| Mickaël Poté | 6 | 0 | 2013–2019 |
| Junior Olaitan | 5 | 1 | 2022–2025 |
| Oumar Tchomogo | 5 | 2 | 2003–2008 |
| Cebio Soukou | 4 | 0 | 2020–2022 |
| Andreas Hountondji | 3 | 0 | 2024–2025 |
| David Djigla | 3 | 0 | 2016–2019 |
| Seidath Tchomogo | 3 | 0 | 2004–2009 |
| Tosin Aiyegun | 3 | 0 | 2022–2025 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 29% of these matches.
| Jodel Dossou | 61 | 44 | 2013–2026 |
| Steve Mounié | 60 | 56 | 2015–2025 |
| Khaled Adénon | 51 | 51 | 2008–2023 |
| Olivier Verdon | 43 | 40 | 2017–2026 |
| David Kiki | 42 | 39 | 2015–2025 |
| Sessi D'Almeida | 42 | 40 | 2018–2026 |
| Mickaël Poté | 40 | 27 | 2008–2022 |
| Stéphane Sessegnon | 38 | 34 | 2008–2023 |
| Jordan Adéoti | 37 | 37 | 2012–2023 |
| Junior Olaitan | 35 | 25 | 2021–2026 |
| Saturnin Allagbé | 35 | 35 | 2013–2025 |
| Cédric Hountondji | 28 | 28 | 2017–2025 |