Team · CAF
9 May 1962 – 4 Jun 2026 · Elo 1578 (86th now), peak 1785 in 1977
200 won · 153 drawn · 185 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 | 133 | 91 | 28 | 14 | 260 | 93 | +167 | 68.4% |
| Away | 216 | 39 | 68 | 109 | 207 | 336 | -129 | 18.1% |
| Neutral | 189 | 70 | 57 | 62 | 262 | 229 | +33 | 37% |
| Tournament finals | 120 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 147 | 144 | +3 | 33.3% |
| Qualifiers | 221 | 97 | 54 | 70 | 318 | 252 | +66 | 43.9% |
| Friendlies | 197 | 63 | 57 | 77 | 264 | 262 | +2 | 32% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 5 | 22 Nov 2005 | 30 Jan 2006 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 13 | 22 Jun 1980 | 12 Apr 1981 | 0 |
| Scored in | 29 | 7 Mar 1968 | 18 Aug 1971 | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 30 Aug 1986 | 3 Mar 1987 | 0 |
| Without a win | 12 | 21 Jul 1983 | 27 Jul 1984 | 4 |
| Defeats | 4 | 17 Jan 1984 | 31 Jan 1984 | 2 |
| Without scoring | 6 | 24 Jul 1991 | 28 Nov 1991 | 2 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | 17 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations | 14 | 0 | Quarter-finals (2024, 2015, 2008, 2006, 2004, 1976) |
| All-African Games | 1 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2024 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | C · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2022 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | B · 2nd |
| African Cup of Nations 2019 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | B · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2015 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | D · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | D · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2008 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | A · 2nd |
| African Cup of Nations 2006 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | C · 1st |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 2005 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2004 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | A · 2nd |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 2000 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 1998 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | A · 3rd |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1997 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | — |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1995 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 1994 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | D · 3rd |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup 1993 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | — |
| Senegal | CAF | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 26.1% | 1963 | 2024 |
| Mali | CAF | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 32.6% | 1965 | 2021 |
| Gambia | CAF | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 38.5% | 1969 | 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | CAF | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 45.8% | 1967 | 2005 |
| Ghana | CAF | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 14.3% | 1970 | 2015 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 14.3% | 1970 | 2022 |
| Tunisia | CAF | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 35% | 1973 | 2017 |
| Togo | CAF | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 52.6% | 1962 | 2026 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 21.1% | 1963 | 2024 |
| Liberia | CAF | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 43.8% | 1967 | 2025 |
| Guinea-Bissau | CAF | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 37.5% | 1979 | 2023 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 26.7% | 1963 | 2024 |
| Algeria | CAF | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 40% | 1972 | 2025 |
| Morocco | CAF | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 13.3% | 1973 | 2021 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 35.7% | 1968 | 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | CAF | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 38.5% | 1968 | 2011 |
| Mauritania | CAF | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 58.3% | 1976 | 2018 |
| Egypt | CAF | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 18.2% | 1970 | 2023 |
| Ethiopia | CAF | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 72.7% | 1976 | 2024 |
| Congo | CAF | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 33.3% | 1964 | 1993 |
| Friendly | 193 | 61 | 56 | 76 | 31.6% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 130 | 58 | 37 | 35 | 44.6% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 91 | 39 | 17 | 35 | 42.9% |
| Amílcar Cabral Cup | 63 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 33.3% |
| African Cup of Nations | 52 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 28.8% |
| All-African Games | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80% |
| FIFA Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Morocco, Capital of African Football | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Pascal Feindouno | 19 | 4 | 2000–2009 |
| Titi Camara | 11 | 0 | 1992–2004 |
| Naby Keïta | 10 | 0 | 2015–2023 |
| Seydouba Soumah | 9 | 3 | 2013–2021 |
| Mohamed Bayo | 8 | 1 | 2021–2024 |
| Mohamed Yattara | 8 | 0 | 2013–2019 |
| Sambegou Bangoura | 8 | 0 | 2003–2009 |
| Serhou Guirassy | 8 | 2 | 2023–2025 |
| François Kamano | 7 | 2 | 2015–2023 |
| Kaba Diawara | 7 | 0 | 2004–2006 |
| Ibrahima Traoré | 6 | 0 | 2012–2015 |
| Ismael Bangoura | 6 | 0 | 2008 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 21% of these matches.
| Issiaga Sylla | 63 | 61 | 2015–2025 |
| François Kamano | 43 | 32 | 2015–2025 |
| Amadou Diawara | 41 | 39 | 2018–2026 |
| Naby Keïta | 41 | 35 | 2015–2024 |
| Aguibou Camara | 35 | 26 | 2019–2025 |
| Morlaye Sylla | 33 | 18 | 2021–2026 |
| Ibrahima Sory Conté | 29 | 24 | 2017–2025 |
| Mohamed Bayo | 29 | 21 | 2021–2024 |
| José Kanté | 28 | 16 | 2016–2024 |
| Ibrahim Kone | 27 | 27 | 2018–2024 |
| Mohamed Camara | 27 | 23 | 2018–2025 |
| Saïdou Sow | 26 | 22 | 2020–2024 |