Team · CAF
8 Feb 1976 – 9 Jun 2026 · Elo 1586 (82nd now), peak 1719 in 2006
141 won · 148 drawn · 125 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 17 · Year
| Home | 143 | 78 | 42 | 23 | 217 | 107 | +110 | 54.5% |
| Away | 166 | 31 | 64 | 71 | 132 | 206 | -74 | 18.7% |
| Neutral | 105 | 32 | 42 | 31 | 121 | 113 | +8 | 30.5% |
| Tournament finals | 83 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 91 | 89 | +2 | 30.1% |
| Qualifiers | 185 | 72 | 57 | 56 | 229 | 180 | +49 | 38.9% |
| Friendlies | 146 | 44 | 59 | 43 | 150 | 157 | -7 | 30.1% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 4 | 5 Sep 2024 | 15 Oct 2024 | 1 |
| Unbeaten | 12 | 28 Apr 2004 | 22 Feb 2005 | 4 |
| Scored in | 11 | 28 Jan 2001 | 18 Aug 2001 | 2 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 5 Sep 2004 | 22 Feb 2005 | 1 |
| Without a win | 13 | 13 Nov 2015 | 10 Jun 2017 | 0 |
| Defeats | 8 | 13 Nov 2015 | 16 Jun 2016 | 0 |
| Without scoring | 5 | 19 Nov 2008 | 4 Apr 2009 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| COSAFA Cup | 17 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations | 10 | 0 | Quarter-finals (2024, 2010, 2008) |
| FIFA World Cup | 1 | 0 | Group stage (2006) |
| African Cup of Nations 2025 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2024 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | D · 1st |
| COSAFA Cup 2023 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2022 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | E · 3rd |
| COSAFA Cup 2018 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2017 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2016 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | — |
| COSAFA Cup 2013 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2013 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | A · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | B · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2010 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | A · 1st |
| COSAFA Cup 2009 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2008 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | D · 2nd |
| COSAFA Cup 2007 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | — |
| Gabon | CAF | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 50% | 1979 | 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | CAF | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 33.3% | 1981 | 2025 |
| Mozambique | CAF | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 38.9% | 1981 | 2023 |
| Zambia | CAF | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 29.4% | 1980 | 2025 |
| Botswana | CAF | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 46.7% | 1984 | 2022 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 20% | 1987 | 2024 |
| South Africa | CAF | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 0% | 1996 | 2025 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 7.1% | 1979 | 2025 |
| Namibia | CAF | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 57.1% | 1989 | 2024 |
| Congo | CAF | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 25% | 1976 | 2012 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 18.2% | 1981 | 2024 |
| Lesotho | CAF | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 63.6% | 1990 | 2023 |
| Ghana | CAF | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 20% | 1982 | 2024 |
| Algeria | CAF | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10% | 1985 | 2024 |
| Eswatini | CAF | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 60% | 1990 | 2025 |
| Mauritius | CAF | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 50% | 1999 | 2025 |
| Malawi | CAF | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 40% | 1999 | 2018 |
| Cape Verde | CAF | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 22.2% | 1985 | 2025 |
| Egypt | CAF | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 0% | 1992 | 2025 |
| Uganda | CAF | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 37.5% | 1996 | 2013 |
| Friendly | 146 | 44 | 59 | 43 | 30.1% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 104 | 41 | 27 | 36 | 39.4% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 79 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 36.7% |
| COSAFA Cup | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 39.1% |
| African Cup of Nations | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 20.6% |
| FIFA World Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% |
| COSAFA Cup qualification | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Akwá | 14 | 0 | 1996–2005 |
| Amado Flavio | 12 | 1 | 2004–2010 |
| Gelson Dala | 11 | 0 | 2018–2025 |
| Paulo António Alves | 10 | 1 | 1989–2000 |
| Mabululu | 9 | 3 | 2013–2025 |
| Manucho | 9 | 2 | 2008–2012 |
| Mateus Galiano | 7 | 1 | 2012–2020 |
| Zini | 6 | 0 | 2021–2025 |
| Djalma Campos | 4 | 1 | 2012–2019 |
| Felicio Milson | 4 | 0 | 2023–2025 |
| Joaquim Alberto Silva | 4 | 0 | 1996–2001 |
| Paulo Jorge Da Silva | 4 | 2 | 1996–1998 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 26% of these matches.
| Fredy | 52 | 51 | 2014–2025 |
| Show | 47 | 42 | 2018–2025 |
| Buatu | 39 | 36 | 2015–2025 |
| Kialonda Gaspar | 39 | 39 | 2021–2025 |
| Gelson Dala | 35 | 32 | 2018–2025 |
| Mabululu | 34 | 18 | 2018–2025 |
| Bastos | 33 | 33 | 2012–2024 |
| Mateus Galiano | 31 | 28 | 2006–2021 |
| Neblú | 29 | 28 | 2017–2025 |
| Zito Luvumbo | 29 | 16 | 2019–2025 |
| Felicio Milson | 27 | 13 | 2020–2025 |
| Herenilson | 26 | 22 | 2017–2022 |