Team · CAF
16 Jun 1946 – 30 May 2026 · Elo 1464 (118th now), peak 1671 in 2005
185 won · 139 drawn · 166 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 16 · Year
| Home | 171 | 90 | 49 | 32 | 274 | 155 | +119 | 52.6% |
| Away | 192 | 51 | 46 | 95 | 201 | 270 | -69 | 26.6% |
| Neutral | 127 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 175 | 162 | +13 | 34.6% |
| Tournament finals | 111 | 48 | 34 | 29 | 156 | 113 | +43 | 43.2% |
| Qualifiers | 177 | 63 | 49 | 65 | 205 | 199 | +6 | 35.6% |
| Friendlies | 202 | 74 | 56 | 72 | 289 | 275 | +14 | 36.6% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 7 | 5 Jul 2003 | 23 Oct 2003 | 1 |
| Unbeaten | 10 | 1 Aug 1981 | 27 Jun 1982 | 1 |
| Scored in | 15 | 5 Jul 2003 | 1 May 2004 | 1 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 30 Aug 2002 | 16 Mar 2003 | 1 |
| Without a win | 14 | 29 Mar 2021 | 14 Jan 2022 | 0 |
| Defeats | 7 | 24 Sep 2005 | 27 Jan 2006 | 0 |
| Without scoring | 4 | 5 Jan 2006 | 27 Jan 2006 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| COSAFA Cup | 19 | 0 | — |
| CECAFA Cup | 10 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations | 6 | 0 | Group stage (2022, 2019, 2017, 2006, 2004) |
| African Cup of Nations 2025 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | B · 4th |
| COSAFA Cup 2021 | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | A · 4th |
| COSAFA Cup 2019 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2018 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2017 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | B · 4th |
| COSAFA Cup 2016 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2015 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2013 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | — |
| CECAFA Cup 2011 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2009 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2008 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2007 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | — |
| Malawi | CAF | 62 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 82 | 59 | +23 | 38.7% | 1967 | 2022 |
| Zambia | CAF | 57 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 68 | 74 | -6 | 26.3% | 1946 | 2021 |
| Mozambique | CAF | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 50% | 1979 | 2021 |
| South Africa | CAF | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 28.6% | 1977 | 2025 |
| Angola | CAF | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 38.1% | 1981 | 2025 |
| Lesotho | CAF | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 57.9% | 1981 | 2025 |
| Botswana | CAF | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 57.9% | 1981 | 2026 |
| Eswatini | CAF | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 70.6% | 1981 | 2017 |
| Uganda | CAF | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 42.9% | 1982 | 2019 |
| Tanzania | CAF | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 42.9% | 1982 | 2019 |
| Egypt | CAF | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 14.3% | 1984 | 2025 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 25% | 1980 | 2024 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 8.3% | 1981 | 2026 |
| Kenya | CAF | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 8.3% | 1982 | 2024 |
| Namibia | CAF | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 50% | 1997 | 2024 |
| Mauritius | CAF | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 66.7% | 1967 | 2015 |
| Algeria | CAF | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 11.1% | 1989 | 2025 |
| Guinea | CAF | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 22.2% | 1993 | 2022 |
| Senegal | CAF | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 25% | 1985 | 2022 |
| Ghana | CAF | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 12.5% | 1996 | 2021 |
| Friendly | 186 | 69 | 51 | 66 | 37.1% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 96 | 40 | 26 | 30 | 41.7% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 79 | 22 | 23 | 34 | 27.8% |
| COSAFA Cup | 60 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 56.7% |
| CECAFA Cup | 33 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 33.3% |
| African Cup of Nations | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16.7% |
| Dunhill Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25% |
| Simba Tournament | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% |
| Afro-Asian Games | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Merdeka Tournament | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| COSAFA Cup qualification | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| Unity Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Knowledge Musona | 16 | 2 | 2013–2025 |
| Peter Ndlovu | 14 | 1 | 1992–2005 |
| Khama Billiat | 13 | 1 | 2015–2024 |
| Agent Sawu | 7 | 0 | 1992–1996 |
| Adam Ndlovu | 5 | 0 | 1992–2004 |
| Vitalis Takawira | 5 | 2 | 1996–1997 |
| Benjani Mwaruwari | 4 | 0 | 2001–2005 |
| Prince Dube | 4 | 0 | 2017–2025 |
| Shingayi Kaondera | 4 | 0 | 2004–2005 |
| Cuthbert Malajila | 3 | 0 | 2008–2016 |
| Kudakwashe Mahachi | 3 | 0 | 2017–2022 |
| Ovidy Karuru | 3 | 0 | 2017 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 19% of these matches.
| Khama Billiat | 45 | 37 | 2012–2025 |
| Teenage Hadebe | 41 | 37 | 2016–2025 |
| Marshall Munetsi | 37 | 34 | 2018–2026 |
| Knowledge Musona | 36 | 34 | 2010–2025 |
| Ovidy Karuru | 31 | 23 | 2008–2021 |
| Divine Lunga | 30 | 25 | 2018–2025 |
| Marvelous Nakamba | 30 | 28 | 2016–2025 |
| Gerald Takwara | 29 | 28 | 2017–2026 |
| Kudakwashe Mahachi | 26 | 14 | 2016–2022 |
| Alec Mudimu | 25 | 24 | 2018–2021 |
| Terrence Dzvukamanja | 25 | 10 | 2017–2025 |
| Prince Dube | 24 | 16 | 2017–2026 |