Team · CAF
14 Apr 1960 – 30 Jun 2026 · Elo 1838 (30th now), peak 1970 in 2013
327 won · 162 drawn · 151 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 23 · Year
| Home | 213 | 149 | 44 | 20 | 469 | 158 | +311 | 70% |
| Away | 213 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 238 | 252 | -14 | 32.9% |
| Neutral | 214 | 108 | 50 | 56 | 340 | 228 | +112 | 50.5% |
| Tournament finals | 151 | 66 | 40 | 45 | 219 | 171 | +48 | 43.7% |
| Qualifiers | 212 | 130 | 50 | 32 | 411 | 159 | +252 | 61.3% |
| Friendlies | 277 | 131 | 72 | 74 | 417 | 308 | +109 | 47.3% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 7 | 22 Jan 1984 | 4 Mar 1984 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 26 | 8 Feb 2011 | 30 Jan 2013 | 0 |
| Scored in | 32 | 2 Jun 2012 | 14 Nov 2014 | 13 |
| Clean sheets | 10 | 13 Jan 2012 | 2 Jun 2012 | 0 |
| Without a win | 7 | 2 Mar 1974 | 30 Mar 1975 | 1 |
| Defeats | 5 | 19 Feb 1978 | 15 Apr 1979 | 1 |
| Without scoring | 3 | 21 Apr 1985 | 19 Jun 1985 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| African Cup of Nations | 27 | 3 | Winner (2024, 2015, 1992) |
| FIFA World Cup | 4 | 0 | Group stage (2026, 2014, 2010, 2006) |
| West African Cup | 4 | 0 | — |
| All-African Games | 2 | 0 | — |
| Confederations Cup | 1 | 0 | Fourth place (1992) |
| FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2026 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2025 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2024 | Winner | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | A · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2022 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | E · 1st |
| African Cup of Nations 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | D · 2nd |
| African Cup of Nations 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | C · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2015 | Winner | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | D · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | C · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2013 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | D · 1st |
| African Cup of Nations 2012 | Runner-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | B · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 2010 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | G · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2010 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | B · 1st |
| African Cup of Nations 2008 | Fourth place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | B · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 2006 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | C · 3rd |
African Cup of Nations 3
| Ghana | CAF | 39 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 28.2% | 1965 | 2021 |
| Mali | CAF | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 60.6% | 1962 | 2024 |
| Senegal | CAF | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 50% | 1961 | 2024 |
| Congo | CAF | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 50% | 1960 | 2001 |
| Egypt | CAF | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 28% | 1970 | 2026 |
| Burkina Faso | CAF | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 50% | 1961 | 2026 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 29.2% | 1967 | 2024 |
| Algeria | CAF | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 34.8% | 1965 | 2022 |
| Togo | CAF | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 52.2% | 1966 | 2022 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 34.8% | 1970 | 2025 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 50% | 1963 | 2024 |
| Morocco | CAF | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 31.8% | 1969 | 2023 |
| Guinea | CAF | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 61.9% | 1970 | 2022 |
| Tunisia | CAF | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 40% | 1963 | 2019 |
| Gabon | CAF | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 60% | 1967 | 2025 |
| Benin | CAF | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 66.7% | 1960 | 2024 |
| Liberia | CAF | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 81.3% | 1961 | 2019 |
| Niger | CAF | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 80% | 1982 | 2021 |
| Sierra Leone | CAF | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 69.2% | 1972 | 2024 |
| Zambia | CAF | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 33.3% | 1974 | 2024 |
| Friendly | 258 | 124 | 65 | 69 | 48.1% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 117 | 76 | 22 | 19 | 65% |
| African Cup of Nations | 111 | 51 | 29 | 31 | 45.9% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 95 | 54 | 28 | 13 | 56.8% |
| West African Cup | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 31.3% |
| FIFA World Cup | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 38.5% |
| African Friendship Games | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 60% |
| All-African Games | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 55.6% |
| Simba Tournament | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Dakar Tournament | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Confederations Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Kirin Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Didier Drogba | 42 | 8 | 2004–2014 |
| Abdoulaye Traoré | 17 | 1 | 1984–1994 |
| Salomon Kalou | 17 | 1 | 2008–2014 |
| Franck Kessié | 16 | 8 | 2019–2026 |
| Laurent Pokou | 15 | 0 | 1968–1973 |
| Gervinho | 14 | 0 | 2009–2020 |
| Joël Tiéhi | 14 | 1 | 1984–1998 |
| Max Gradel | 14 | 0 | 2012–2024 |
| Nicolas Pépé | 14 | 0 | 2018–2026 |
| Yaya Touré | 14 | 1 | 2006–2015 |
| Ibrahima Bakayoko | 13 | 1 | 1998–2001 |
| Wilfried Bony | 13 | 1 | 2012–2019 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 30% of these matches.
| Franck Kessié | 98 | 93 | 2016–2026 |
| Max Gradel | 88 | 60 | 2011–2024 |
| Sèrge Aurier | 81 | 78 | 2013–2024 |
| Yaya Touré | 63 | 59 | 2005–2015 |
| Salomon Kalou | 62 | 47 | 2008–2017 |
| Didier Zokora | 60 | 58 | 2005–2014 |
| Jean Michaël Seri | 60 | 49 | 2015–2026 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 59 | 47 | 2019–2026 |
| Nicolas Pépé | 58 | 41 | 2016–2026 |
| Didier Drogba | 56 | 45 | 2005–2014 |
| Ghislain Konan | 56 | 50 | 2017–2026 |
| Kolo Touré | 56 | 54 | 2005–2015 |