Team · CAF
28 May 1950 – 3 Jul 2026 · Elo 1672 (68th now), peak 1881 in 2008
312 won · 176 drawn · 186 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 22 · Year
| Home | 203 | 137 | 49 | 17 | 438 | 141 | +297 | 67.5% |
| Away | 252 | 77 | 70 | 105 | 315 | 334 | -19 | 30.6% |
| Neutral | 219 | 98 | 57 | 64 | 299 | 225 | +74 | 44.7% |
| Tournament finals | 159 | 80 | 36 | 43 | 220 | 154 | +66 | 50.3% |
| Qualifiers | 197 | 101 | 52 | 44 | 320 | 151 | +169 | 51.3% |
| Friendlies | 318 | 131 | 88 | 99 | 512 | 395 | +117 | 41.2% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 7 | 21 Oct 1965 | 11 Dec 1965 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 21 | 24 Aug 1981 | 1 May 1983 | 0 |
| Scored in | 36 | 3 Mar 1963 | 19 Jan 1968 | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 1 Sep 1990 | 29 Apr 1991 | 0 |
| Without a win | 10 | 10 Nov 1996 | 8 Apr 1997 | 3 |
| Defeats | 6 | 31 Jan 1996 | 2 Jun 1996 | 2 |
| Without scoring | 5 | 14 Jul 1985 | 20 Feb 1986 | 1 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| African Cup of Nations | 24 | 3 | Winner (1982, 1965, 1963) |
| FIFA World Cup | 5 | 0 | Quarter-finals (2010) |
| West African Cup | 5 | 0 | — |
| All-African Games | 2 | 0 | — |
| COSAFA Cup | 1 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2024 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | B · 3rd |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | H · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | C · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2019 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | F · 1st |
| African Cup of Nations 2017 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | D · 2nd |
| COSAFA Cup 2015 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2015 | Runner-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | C · 2nd |
| FIFA World Cup 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | G · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2013 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | B · 1st |
| African Cup of Nations 2012 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | D · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 2010 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | D · 2nd |
| African Cup of Nations 2010 | Runner-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | B · 2nd |
| African Cup of Nations 2008 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | A · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 2006 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | E · 2nd |
African Cup of Nations 3
| Nigeria | CAF | 61 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 90 | 66 | +24 | 39.3% | 1950 | 2025 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | 39 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 38.5% | 1965 | 2021 |
| Togo | CAF | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 52.9% | 1956 | 2015 |
| Egypt | CAF | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 25% | 1960 | 2024 |
| Mali | CAF | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 54.2% | 1960 | 2025 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 57.1% | 1965 | 2017 |
| Benin | CAF | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 57.1% | 1966 | 2019 |
| Guinea | CAF | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 52.4% | 1970 | 2015 |
| Burkina Faso | CAF | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 55% | 1967 | 2017 |
| Sierra Leone | CAF | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 47.4% | 1954 | 2002 |
| Liberia | CAF | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 38.9% | 1972 | 2023 |
| Tunisia | CAF | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 52.9% | 1963 | 2019 |
| Sudan | CAF | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 60% | 1963 | 2024 |
| Congo | CAF | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 73.3% | 1965 | 2017 |
| South Africa | CAF | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 33.3% | 1996 | 2021 |
| Uganda | CAF | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 38.5% | 1962 | 2017 |
| Senegal | CAF | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 30.8% | 1968 | 2015 |
| Morocco | CAF | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 25% | 1961 | 2022 |
| Niger | CAF | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 66.7% | 1969 | 2024 |
| Algeria | CAF | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 45.5% | 1973 | 2022 |
| Friendly | 289 | 121 | 81 | 87 | 41.9% |
| African Cup of Nations | 105 | 54 | 23 | 28 | 51.4% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 101 | 52 | 26 | 23 | 51.5% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 96 | 49 | 26 | 21 | 51% |
| West African Cup | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 69.6% |
| FIFA World Cup | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31.6% |
| All-African Games | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 40% |
| Korea Cup | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14.3% |
| Merdeka Tournament | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% |
| Simba Tournament | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40% |
| Tournament Burkina Faso | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25% |
| Kirin Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Asamoah Gyan | 37 | 5 | 2003–2017 |
| Jordan Ayew | 32 | 8 | 2012–2026 |
| André Ayew | 21 | 4 | 2010–2022 |
| Sulley Muntari | 16 | 1 | 2004–2013 |
| Thomas Partey | 15 | 0 | 2017–2025 |
| Mohammed Kudus | 13 | 0 | 2019–2025 |
| Matthew Amoah | 11 | 0 | 2005–2009 |
| Mubarak Wakaso | 11 | 4 | 2013–2021 |
| Osei Kofi | 9 | 1 | 1965–1972 |
| Abedi Pele | 8 | 0 | 1992–1996 |
| Kwasi Owusu | 8 | 1 | 1970–1973 |
| Michael Essien | 8 | 1 | 2004–2009 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 27% of these matches.
| Jordan Ayew | 101 | 87 | 2011–2026 |
| André Ayew | 86 | 72 | 2008–2024 |
| Asamoah Gyan | 68 | 53 | 2006–2019 |
| Thomas Partey | 58 | 58 | 2016–2026 |
| Harrison Afful | 52 | 46 | 2008–2018 |
| Mubarak Wakaso | 49 | 37 | 2013–2022 |
| Daniel Amartey | 48 | 46 | 2015–2024 |
| Kwadwo Asamoah | 48 | 42 | 2009–2019 |
| John Boye | 46 | 45 | 2012–2020 |
| Mohammed Kudus | 46 | 42 | 2019–2025 |
| Sulley Muntari | 46 | 38 | 2006–2014 |
| Gideon Mensah | 44 | 41 | 2019–2026 |