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2Q 2023 Performance ranking of African leagues in international matches – derived ELO method

June 11, 2023

	League (s)		Clubs	Pts	RPS	ex pos.	diff.	Zone/Region
1	Egypt	EGY	🇪🇬	47,093	1500,61	2	+1	Africa North
2	Morocco	MAR	🇲🇦	42,744	1362,03	1	-1	Africa North
3	Tunisia	TUN	🇹🇳	31,633	1007,98	3	≡	Africa North
4	South Africa	RSA	🇿🇦	26,807	854,20	5	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
5	Algeria	ALG	🇩🇿	24,656	785,66	4	-1	Africa North
6	Congo DR	COD	🇨🇩	20,317	647,40	6	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
7	Tanzania	TAN	🇹🇿	18,778	598,36	10	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
8	Sudan	SDN	🇸🇩	18,715	596,35	7	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
9	Angola	ANG	🇦🇴	18,265	582,01	8	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
10	Guinea	GUI	🇬🇳	15,685	499,80	9	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
11	Nigeria	NGA	🇳🇬	7,053	224,74	11	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
12	Cameroon	CMR	🇨🇲	6,694	213,30	12	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
13	Zambia	ZAM	🇿🇲	5,561	177,20	13	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
14	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	🇨🇮	5,453	173,76	14	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
15	Libya	LBY	🇱🇾	5,062	161,30	15	≡	Africa North
16	Uganda	UGA	🇺🇬	3,290	104,84	17	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
17	Kenya	KEN	🇰🇪	3,100	98,78	16	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
18	Congo	CGO	🇨🇬	2,475	78,87	18	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
19	Mali	MLI	🇲🇱	2,260	72,02	20	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
20	Zimbabwe	ZIM	🇿🇼	1,391	44,32	19	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
21	Niger	NIG	🇳🇪	1,226	39,07	21	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
22	Mauritania	MTN	🇲🇷	1,084	34,54	22	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
23	Senegal	SEN	🇸🇳	0,799	25,46	24	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
24	Ghana	GHA	🇬🇭	0,797	25,40	23	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
25	Togo	TOG	🇹🇬	0,619	19,72	28	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
26	Burkina Faso	BFA	🇧🇫	0,541	17,24	26	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
27	Botswana	BOT	🇧🇼	0,438	13,96	25	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
28	Seychelles	SEY	🇸🇨	0,395	12,59	27	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
29	Swaziland	SWZ	🇸🇿	0,331	10,55	31	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
30	Burundi	BDI	🇧🇮	0,289	9,21	30	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
31	Somalia	SOM	🇸🇴	0,106	3,38	29	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
32	Djibouti	DJI	🇩🇯	0,074	2,36	33	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
33	Rwanda	RWA	🇷🇼	0,050	1,59	32	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
34	Ethiopia	ETH	🇪🇹	0,023	0,73	34	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
35	Mozambique	MOZ	🇲🇿	0,015	0,48	35	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
36	Zanzibar	ZAN	🇹🇿	0,009	0,29	37	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan

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Notes
Meaning of the continental ranking versus global ranking
The continental rankings are technical in nature, as they only show the position of a league or club from the perspective of international cups, such as the Champions League. If you want to find a more accurate ranking in terms of actual football soccer strength and quality, you need to look at the KA Football Leagues Global Rating or the KA Football Club Global Rating. What makes global rankings different from continental rankings is the consideration of more factors. A global league rating takes into account, in addition to the performance of clubs in international competitions, the level of attractiveness and reputation as measured by the number of players from a given league appearing in top national teams (AIF). In addition, we take into account a country’s overall football soccer reputation, as measured by national team historical results and the most prestigious individual football soccer awards (NFRI). The global club ranking shows the difference from the continental ranking to an even greater extent. The global club ranking takes into account a club’s position in domestic league competitions in conjunction with the global league rating. This means that clubs that play in highly ranked leagues but rarely participate in continental competitions can also appear in the global club ranking, sometimes in decent places.
ELO CAF – Leagues & Clubs Performance Rankings
Every club receives the points for match outcomes according to the ELO method. The points are determined by the relative strength of the two opponents where the factor of an expected outcome is calculated and with using the factors related to completed match: importance match factor, the outcome factor and the difference goals factor. Each of the continental ELO ranking covers international matches arranged or recognized by FIFA or the continental confederation. For Africa, this includes the Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup, CAF Super Cup as well as the FIFA Club World Cup, the Arab Club Champions Cup and possibly also other regional associations’ cups.
CAF Members – Depreciation Algorithm
As a general principle the ranking includes all CAF members (56), including two CAF associated countries (non-FIFA). However, not all CAF members are listed in the ranking according to a club football performance. Because leagues receive points as derivated values of club points, so if clubs do not collect any points leagues don’t have positive score and not appear in the ranking. Being ranked therefore demands clubs activity in the area of international competitions. Whereby it is not sufficient to have points by a club picked up in any past time. ELO rankings in the KA system have a depreciation algorithm. It consists, in short, in the fact that the point value of a club not playing matches is gradually reduced. As a result, such a club after some time acquires a zero or negative value and drops out of the ranking. This can also translate into the national league and, as a result, the league can also get a zero or negative value. This is other reason that some countries are not shown in the league table, even if they appeared in the past.
the Ranking Points, RPS and IC3
Ranking points (ELO points) are calculated according to the ELO method. In terms of leagues, these points are derived from the values obtained by clubs. The tables also show values labeled RPS and IC3. RPS (Relative Point Score) is a value that results from the fact that the ELO points obtained in a ranking are converted according to the same formula used throughout the KA system, which allows values from different continental rankings to be compared and combined to determine global rankings. IC3 (Inter-Continental Club Coefficient) is an indicator dedicated only for clubs and it is based on the continental ranking points, taking into account the index of the continent (Power Index Federation), as well as AIF value. It is very important indicator for the KA Football Club Global Rating.

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2Q 2023 Performance ranking of African clubs in international matches – ELO method

June 11, 2023

	Club	Country	League	Pts	IC3	diff.	Zone/Region
1	Al-Ahly SC	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	94,140	1,559	≡	CAF North Africa
2	Wydad Casablanca	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	76,850	1,273	≡	CAF North Africa
3	Mamelodi Sundowns	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	74,457	1,231	≡	CAF Southern Africa
4	Espérance ST	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	69,338	1,147	≡	CAF North Africa
5	Raja Casablanca	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	65,770	1,088	≡	CAF North Africa
6	Al Hilal Omdurman	SDN 🇸🇩	SDN	43,935	0,727	+1	CAF East Africa
7	TP Mazembe	COD 🇨🇩	COD	42,502	0,703	-1	CAF Central Africa
8	Horoya AC	GUI 🇬🇳	GUI	41,835	0,693	≡	CAF West Africa
9	Zamalek	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	41,250	0,684	+1	CAF North Africa
10	CR Bélouizdad	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	40,222	0,665	+2	CAF North Africa
11	Simba	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	39,690	0,656	+2	CAF East Africa
12	RS Berkane	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	39,373	0,651	-3	CAF North Africa
13	Petro Luanda	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	35,460	0,586	+1	CAF Southern Africa
14	Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	32,492	0,537	+2	CAF North Africa
15	Pyramids FC	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	30,299	0,502	+2	CAF North Africa
16	Étoile du Sahel	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	30,149	0,499	-5	CAF North Africa
17	ES Sétif	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	26,882	0,445	-2	CAF North Africa
18	AS Vita Club	COD 🇨🇩	COD	25,829	0,427	≡	CAF Central Africa
19	Al-Merreikh	SDN 🇸🇩	SDN	23,639	0,410	≡	CAF East Africa
20	CS Sfaxien	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	21,355	0,410	≡	CAF North Africa
21	Al-Masry SC	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	18,355	0,410	≡	CAF North Africa
22	ASEC Mimosas	CIV 🇨🇮	CIV	17,691	0,410	+1	CAF West Africa
23	Orlando Pirates	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	16,425	0,410	-1	CAF Southern Africa
24	USM Alger	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	15,893	0,410	+4	CAF North Africa
25	Coton Sport	CMR 🇨🇲	CMR	14,924	0,410	+1	CAF Central Africa
26	Primeiro de Agosto	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	13,876	0,410	-1	CAF Southern Africa
27	Enyimba	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	13,778	0,410	-3	CAF West Africa
28	Rivers United	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	12,404	0,410	-1	CAF West Africa
29	Al-Ahli Tripoli	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	9,896	0,410	+6	CAF North Africa
30	Young Africans	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	9,730	0,410	+12	CAF East Africa
31	Zanaco	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	9,313	0,410	-2	CAF Southern Africa
32	AmaZulu	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	9,308	0,410	-2	CAF Southern Africa
33	Vipers	UGA 🇺🇬	UGA	8,930	0,410	≡	CAF East Africa
34	ZESCO United	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	8,914	0,410	-3	CAF Southern Africa
35	US Monastir	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	8,552	0,410	+8	CAF North Africa
36	Motema Pembe	COD 🇨🇩	COD	8,449	0,410	≡	CAF Central Africa
37	MC Alger	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	8,025	0,410	-5	CAF North Africa
38	Plateau United	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	7,639	0,410	-1	CAF West Africa
39	Kaizer Chiefs Johannesburg	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	7,371	0,410	-5	CAF Southern Africa
40	Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	5,884	0,410	≡	CAF North Africa
41	AS FAR	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	5,520	0,410	≡	CAF North Africa
42	Hassania US Agadir	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	5,483	0,410	-4	CAF North Africa
43	Marumo Gallants	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	5,235	0,410	+11	CAF Southern Africa
44	Gor Mahia	KEN 🇰🇪	KEN	5,049	0,410	-5	CAF East Africa
45	Future Cairo	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	4,631	0,410	+1	CAF North Africa
46	Djoliba	MLI 🇲🇱	MLI	4,443	0,410	-2	CAF West Africa
47	Club Africain	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	4,317	0,410	≡	CAF North Africa
48	Al-Ittihad Tripoli	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	3,914	0,410	-3	CAF North Africa
49	Tala'ea El Gaish	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	3,824	0,410	+78	CAF North Africa
50	Diables Noirs	CGO 🇨🇬	CGO	3,179	0,410	+7	CAF Central Africa
51	Nouadhibou	MTN 🇲🇷	MTN	2,418	0,410	-1	CAF West Africa
52	Otohô	CGO 🇨🇬	CGO	2,282	0,410	-4	CAF Central Africa
53	FC Platinum	ZIM 🇿🇼	ZIM	2,266	0,410	-4	CAF Southern Africa
54	ASN Nigelec	NIG 🇳🇪	NIG	2,083	0,410	+4	CAF West Africa
55	ASC Jaraaf	SEN 🇸🇳	SEN	2,033	0,410	-3	CAF West Africa
56	Saint-Éloi Lupopo	COD 🇨🇩	COD	2,006	0,410	+4	CAF Central Africa
57	Real Bamako	MLI 🇲🇱	MLI	1,865	0,410	+5	CAF West Africa
58	Al-Nasr SC Benghazi	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	1,806	0,410	+3	CAF North Africa
59	Hearts of Oak	GHA 🇬🇭	GHA	1,780	0,410	-3	CAF West Africa
60	Al Akhdar	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	1,505	0,410	+5	CAF North Africa
61	Rail Club du Kadiogo	BFA 🇧🇫	BFA	1,496	0,410	+3	CAF West Africa
62	US GN	NIG 🇳🇪	NIG	1,334	0,410	-11	CAF West Africa
63	Sagrada Esperança	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	1,319	0,410	-4	CAF Southern Africa
64	CS Constantine	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	1,262	0,410	-11	CAF North Africa
65	Jwaneng Galaxy	BOT 🇧🇼	BOT	1,224	0,410	-10	CAF Southern Africa
66	Royal AM	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	0,845	0,410	+1	CAF Southern Africa
67	ASC Kara	TOG 🇹🇬	TOG	0,813	0,410	+1	CAF West Africa
68	La Passe FC	SEY 🇸🇨	SEY	0,806	0,410	+1	CAF Southern Africa
69	Royal Leopards	SWZ 🇸🇿	SWZ	0,737	0,410	+1	CAF Southern Africa
70	Flambeau du Centre	BDI 🇧🇮	BDI	0,632	0,410	+1	CAF East Africa
71	ASKO Kara	TOG 🇹🇬	TOG	0,567	0,410	+14	CAF West Africa
72	Cape Town City F.C.	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	0,529	0,410	+2	CAF Southern Africa
73	Gagnoa	CIV 🇨🇮	CIV	0,469	0,410	+4	CAF West Africa
74	Nkana	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	0,417	0,410	-11	CAF Southern Africa
75	Kwara United	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	0,290	0,410	-2	CAF West Africa
76	Enugu Rangers	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	0,268	0,410	-1	CAF West Africa
77	KCCA FC	UGA 🇺🇬	UGA	0,252	0,410	-1	CAF East Africa
78	Teungueth	SEN 🇸🇳	SEN	0,200	0,410	≡	CAF West Africa
79	Horseed FC	SOM 🇸🇴	SOM	0,172	0,410	-7	CAF East Africa
80	AS Arta	DJI 🇩🇯	DJI	0,164	0,410	+1	CAF East Africa
81	AS Maniema Union	COD 🇨🇩	COD	0,147	0,410	-15	CAF Central Africa
82	AS Kigali	RWA 🇷🇼	RWA	0,135	0,410	+1	CAF East Africa
83	St Michel United	SEY 🇸🇨	SEY	0,075	0,410	+4	CAF Southern Africa
84	Fasil Kenema	ETH 🇪🇹	ETH	0,055	0,410	+4	CAF East Africa
85	Azam	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	0,052	0,410	+4	CAF East Africa
86	Ferroviário da Beira	MOZ 🇲🇿	MOZ	0,046	0,410	+4	CAF Southern Africa
87	Hilal Alsahil	SDN 🇸🇩	SDN	0,034	0,410	+6	CAF East Africa
88	Kipanga FC	ZAN 🇹🇿	ZAN	0,014	0,410	+14	CAF East Africa
89	Salitas FC	BFA 🇧🇫	BFA	0,013	0,410	+15	CAF West Africa
90	Bumamuru	BDI 🇧🇮	BDI	0,013	0,410	+15	CAF East Africa
91	APR	RWA 🇷🇼	RWA	0,008	0,410	-12	CAF East Africa
92	Red Arrows	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	0,006	0,410	-12	CAF Southern Africa
93	Douanes Niamey	NIG 🇳🇪	NIG	0,005	0,410	+20	CAF West Africa
94	Paradou AC	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	0,003	0,410	-12	CAF North Africa
95	Lobi Stars	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	0,002	0,410	+22	CAF West Africa
96	Williamsville	CIV 🇨🇮	CIV	0,001	0,410	+28	CAF West Africa