Team · CAF
15 Apr 1960 – 14 Oct 2025 · Elo 1330 (158th now), peak 1645 in 1972
133 won · 97 drawn · 171 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 14 · Year
| Home | 156 | 72 | 42 | 42 | 243 | 165 | +78 | 46.2% |
| Away | 168 | 30 | 43 | 95 | 159 | 309 | -150 | 17.9% |
| Neutral | 77 | 31 | 12 | 34 | 113 | 116 | -3 | 40.3% |
| Tournament finals | 61 | 27 | 10 | 24 | 88 | 79 | +9 | 44.3% |
| Qualifiers | 192 | 58 | 51 | 83 | 207 | 261 | -54 | 30.2% |
| Friendlies | 148 | 48 | 36 | 64 | 220 | 250 | -30 | 32.4% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 5 | 16 Sep 1962 | 13 Apr 1963 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 8 | 19 Feb 1967 | 3 Dec 1967 | 0 |
| Scored in | 14 | 19 Nov 2014 | 27 Mar 2016 | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 20 Mar 1983 | 10 Apr 1983 | 0 |
| Without a win | 11 | 9 Oct 2016 | 9 Sep 2018 | 8 |
| Defeats | 7 | 26 Aug 1992 | 11 Apr 1993 | 2 |
| Without scoring | 7 | 25 Oct 1992 | 15 Aug 1993 | 1 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| African Cup of Nations | 7 | 1 | Winner (1972) |
| UDEAC Cup | 6 | 0 | — |
| All-African Games | 2 | 0 | — |
| UNIFFAC Cup | 1 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2015 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | A · 1st |
| African Cup of Nations 2000 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | D · 4th |
| UNIFFAC Cup 1999 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 1992 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | D · 2nd |
| UDEAC Cup 1990 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | — |
| UDEAC Cup 1989 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | — |
| UDEAC Cup 1988 | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | — |
| UDEAC Cup 1986 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| UDEAC Cup 1985 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| UDEAC Cup 1984 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 1978 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | B · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 1974 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | B · 1st |
| All-African Games 1973 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 1972 | Winner | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | B · 2nd |
| African Cup of Nations 1968 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | B · 4th |
African Cup of Nations 1
| DR Congo | CAF | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 61 | -21 | 28.6% | 1963 | 2018 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 34.6% | 1960 | 2001 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 37.5% | 1960 | 1997 |
| Gabon | CAF | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 47.8% | 1962 | 2024 |
| Mali | CAF | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 22.2% | 1964 | 2023 |
| Ghana | CAF | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 36 | -21 | 13.3% | 1965 | 2017 |
| Zambia | CAF | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 7.7% | 1974 | 2023 |
| Uganda | CAF | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 41.7% | 1965 | 2024 |
| Angola | CAF | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 25% | 1976 | 2012 |
| South Africa | CAF | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 8.3% | 1992 | 2024 |
| Chad | CAF | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 45.5% | 1964 | 2008 |
| Benin | CAF | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 18.2% | 1965 | 2017 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 18.2% | 1970 | 2014 |
| Togo | CAF | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 30% | 1965 | 2021 |
| Senegal | CAF | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 20% | 1968 | 2021 |
| Central African Republic | CAF | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 80% | 1984 | 2003 |
| Tunisia | CAF | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 11.1% | 1963 | 2013 |
| Guinea | CAF | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 11.1% | 1964 | 1993 |
| Sudan | CAF | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50% | 1972 | 2014 |
| Burkina Faso | CAF | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 50% | 1973 | 2015 |
| Friendly | 135 | 43 | 35 | 57 | 31.9% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 119 | 37 | 34 | 48 | 31.1% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 73 | 21 | 17 | 35 | 28.8% |
| African Cup of Nations | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26.9% |
| UDEAC Cup | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 63.6% |
| All-African Games | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 50% |
| African Friendship Games | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57.1% |
| UNIFFAC Cup | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40% |
| Jordan International Tournament | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
| Beijing International Friendship Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Great Wall Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Thievy Bifouma | 10 | 1 | 2015–2023 |
| Jean-Michel M'Bono | 6 | 0 | 1972–1974 |
| Prince Oniangué | 6 | 2 | 2011–2018 |
| Armel Disney | 4 | 0 | 2004–2005 |
| Guy Mbenza | 4 | 1 | 2021–2022 |
| François M'Pelé | 3 | 0 | 1972–1974 |
| Macchambes Younga-Mouhani | 3 | 0 | 1997 |
| Silvére Ganvoula | 3 | 2 | 2021–2023 |
| Chris Malonga | 2 | 0 | 2011–2012 |
| Christ Bongo | 2 | 0 | 1997–2001 |
| Christopher Ibayi | 2 | 0 | 2024 |
| Edson Minga | 2 | 0 | 2001–2008 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 16% of these matches.
| Thievy Bifouma | 26 | 24 | 2015–2023 |
| Christoffer Mafoumbi | 22 | 22 | 2015–2024 |
| Harvy Ossété | 22 | 13 | 2019–2024 |
| Prestige Mboungou | 22 | 15 | 2017–2024 |
| Merveil Ndockyt | 21 | 18 | 2016–2025 |
| Delvin N'Dinga | 20 | 17 | 2008–2021 |
| Gaïus Makouta | 20 | 17 | 2019–2024 |
| Silvére Ganvoula | 20 | 15 | 2016–2024 |
| Guy Mbenza | 19 | 8 | 2017–2023 |
| Marvin Baudry | 19 | 19 | 2015–2022 |
| Antoine Makoumbou | 17 | 12 | 2021–2024 |
| Durel Avounou | 17 | 12 | 2016–2023 |