Team · CAF
9 Feb 1953 – 29 May 2026 · Elo 1537 (93rd now), peak 1568 in 2022
73 won · 75 drawn · 118 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 18 · Year
| Home | 95 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 102 | 93 | +9 | 36.8% |
| Away | 89 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 161 | -99 | 11.2% |
| Neutral | 82 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 115 | 116 | -1 | 34.1% |
| Tournament finals | 61 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 65 | 74 | -9 | 29.5% |
| Qualifiers | 102 | 28 | 26 | 48 | 114 | 144 | -30 | 27.5% |
| Friendlies | 103 | 27 | 30 | 46 | 100 | 152 | -52 | 26.2% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 2 | 28 Nov 1982 | 6 Feb 1983 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 8 | 3 Jun 2007 | 14 Jun 2008 | 0 |
| Scored in | 11 | 20 Dec 1959 | 1 Jan 1973 | 9 |
| Clean sheets | 3 | 23 Nov 1991 | 28 Nov 1991 | 0 |
| Without a win | 19 | 2 Dec 1997 | 7 Nov 2001 | 3 |
| Defeats | 5 | 28 Apr 1988 | 18 May 1990 | 2 |
| Without scoring | 7 | 16 Jan 1998 | 22 Apr 2000 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | 16 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations | 2 | 0 | Quarter-finals (2022) |
| African Cup of Nations 2024 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | C · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2022 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | F · 2nd |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 2007 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 2001 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 2000 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1997 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1995 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1993 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1991 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1988 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1986 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1985 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1984 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1983 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1982 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Guinea | CAF | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 19.2% | 1969 | 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | CAF | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 26.1% | 1953 | 2021 |
| Senegal | CAF | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 35 | -22 | 8.7% | 1961 | 2026 |
| Mauritania | CAF | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 38.1% | 1979 | 2022 |
| Mali | CAF | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 38.9% | 1976 | 2023 |
| Guinea-Bissau | CAF | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 31.3% | 1953 | 2022 |
| Cape Verde | CAF | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 40% | 1959 | 2007 |
| Liberia | CAF | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 30% | 1979 | 2011 |
| Morocco | CAF | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -14 | 11.1% | 1974 | 2019 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 25% | 1979 | 2025 |
| Algeria | CAF | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 25% | 2006 | 2019 |
| Ghana | CAF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 14.3% | 1978 | 1993 |
| Gabon | CAF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 33.3% | 1963 | 2025 |
| Togo | CAF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 33.3% | 1979 | 2021 |
| Angola | CAF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 33.3% | 2010 | 2021 |
| Burkina Faso | CAF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0% | 1963 | 2011 |
| Tunisia | CAF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 75% | 2010 | 2024 |
| Namibia | CAF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25% | 2010 | 2015 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0% | 2015 | 2024 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 33.3% | 2011 | 2021 |
| Friendly | 100 | 27 | 28 | 45 | 27% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 66 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 27.3% |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | 53 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 28.3% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 27.8% |
| African Cup of Nations | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37.5% |
| African Friendship Games | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Assan Ceesay | 13 | 4 | 2018–2022 |
| Musa Barrow | 13 | 2 | 2019–2025 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 7 | 0 | 2023–2025 |
| Abdoulie Jallow | 6 | 0 | 2018–2024 |
| Adama Sidibeh | 5 | 0 | 2024–2025 |
| Muhammed Badamosi | 4 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
| Abdoulie Manneh | 3 | 0 | 2025 |
| Modou Barrow | 3 | 0 | 2017–2020 |
| Mustapha Jarju | 3 | 0 | 2008–2013 |
| Abdou Jammeh | 2 | 0 | 2012–2015 |
| Bubacarr Jobe | 2 | 0 | 2018–2020 |
| Ebrima Adams | 2 | 0 | 2024–2025 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 28% of these matches.
| Musa Barrow | 53 | 41 | 2018–2026 |
| Omar Colley | 51 | 50 | 2013–2026 |
| Assan Ceesay | 37 | 28 | 2013–2024 |
| Abdoulie Jallow | 33 | 23 | 2018–2024 |
| Bubacarr Sanneh | 32 | 29 | 2013–2024 |
| Ebrima Adams | 28 | 22 | 2018–2025 |
| Sulayman Marreh | 27 | 26 | 2013–2023 |
| Ebrima Colley | 26 | 15 | 2019–2024 |
| James Gomez | 26 | 24 | 2021–2025 |
| Baboucarr Gaye | 25 | 25 | 2020–2026 |
| Ibou Touray | 25 | 24 | 2019–2024 |
| Muhammed Badamosi | 24 | 5 | 2018–2024 |