ELO Ranking – African Club Competitions & Matches

the KA Leagues & Club Rankings, set for September 30, 2023

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3Q 2023 Performance ranking of African leagues in international matches – derived ELO method

September 30, 2023

	League (s)		Clubs	Pts	RPS_PIF	ex pos.	diff.	Zone/Region
1	Morocco	MAR	🇲🇦	39,837	50,917	2	+1	Africa North
2	Egypt	EGY	🇪🇬	35,807	45,766	1	-1	Africa North
3	Tunisia	TUN	🇹🇳	27,259	34,841	3	≡	Africa North
4	Algeria	ALG	🇩🇿	21,414	27,370	5	+1	Africa North
5	South Africa	RSA	🇿🇦	19,097	24,409	4	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
6	Tanzania	TAN	🇹🇿	18,469	23,606	7	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
7	Guinea	GUI	🇬🇳	17,420	22,265	10	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
8	Congo DR	COD	🇨🇩	15,938	20,371	6	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
9	Angola	ANG	🇦🇴	15,919	20,347	9	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
10	Sudan	SDN	🇸🇩	15,108	19,310	8	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
11	Libya	LBY	🇱🇾	6,743	8,619	15	+4	Africa North
12	Cameroon	CMR	🇨🇲	6,341	8,105	12	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
13	Ghana	GHA	🇬🇭	5,135	6,563	24	+11	Africa Sub-Saharan
14	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	🇨🇮	4,959	6,338	14	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
15	Nigeria	NGA	🇳🇬	4,802	6,138	11	-4	Africa Sub-Saharan
16	Zambia	ZAM	🇿🇲	4,601	5,881	13	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
17	Mauritania	MTN	🇲🇷	3,152	4,029	22	+5	Africa Sub-Saharan
18	Burkina Faso	BFA	🇧🇫	2,842	3,632	26	+8	Africa Sub-Saharan
19	Ethiopia	ETH	🇪🇹	2,739	3,501	34	+15	Africa Sub-Saharan
20	Burundi	BDI	🇧🇮	2,550	3,259	30	+10	Africa Sub-Saharan
21	Botswana	BOT	🇧🇼	2,405	3,074	27	+6	Africa Sub-Saharan
22	Uganda	UGA	🇺🇬	2,257	2,885	16	-6	Africa Sub-Saharan
23	Mali	MLI	🇲🇱	2,156	2,756	19	-4	Africa Sub-Saharan
24	Congo	CGO	🇨🇬	2,017	2,578	18	-6	Africa Sub-Saharan
25	Malawi	MWI	🇲🇼	1,786	2,283	OFF	−	Africa Sub-Saharan
26	Rwanda	RWA	🇷🇼	1,480	1,892	33	+7	Africa Sub-Saharan
27	Djibouti	DJI	🇩🇯	1,331	1,701	32	+5	Africa Sub-Saharan
28	Sierra Leone	SLE	🇸🇱	1,201	1,535	OFF	−	Africa Sub-Saharan
29	South Sudan	SSD	🇸🇸	1,023	1,308	OFF	−	Africa Sub-Saharan
30	Kenya	KEN	🇰🇪	0,973	1,244	17	-13	Africa Sub-Saharan
31	Senegal	SEN	🇸🇳	0,855	1,093	23	-8	Africa Sub-Saharan
32	Mozambique	MOZ	🇲🇿	0,695	0,888	35	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
33	Benin	BEN	🇧🇯	0,618	0,790	OFF	−	Africa Sub-Saharan
34	Zanzibar	ZAN	🇹🇿	0,589	0,753	36	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
35	Namibia	NAM	🇳🇦	0,546	0,698	OFF	−	Africa Sub-Saharan
36	Swaziland	SWZ	🇸🇿	0,474	0,606	29	-7	Africa Sub-Saharan
37	Madagascar	MAD	🇲🇬	0,421	0,538	OFF	−	Africa Sub-Saharan
38	Niger	NIG	🇳🇪	0,420	0,537	21	-17	Africa Sub-Saharan
39	Equatorial Guinea	EQG	🇬🇶	0,343	0,438	OFF	−	Africa Sub-Saharan
40	Liberia	LBR	🇱🇷	0,340	0,435	OFF	−	Africa Sub-Saharan
41	Comoros	COM	🇰🇲	0,330	0,422	OFF	−	Africa Sub-Saharan
42	Gabon	GAB	🇬🇦	0,241	0,308	OFF	−	Africa Sub-Saharan
43	Zimbabwe	ZIM	🇿🇼	0,235	0,300	20	-23	Africa Sub-Saharan
44	Seychelles	SEY	🇸🇨	0,207	0,265	28	-16	Africa Sub-Saharan
45	Somalia	SOM	🇸🇴	0,162	0,207	31	-14	Africa Sub-Saharan
46	Togo	TOG	🇹🇬	0,158	0,202	25	-21	Africa Sub-Saharan

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Notes
Meaning of the continental ranking versus global ranking
The African continental rankings (ELO Ranking CAF), solely depict the position of a league or club based on international cups, like the Champions League. These rankings are highly technical in nature. For a more precise evaluation of football strength and quality, you should refer to the KA Football Leagues Global Rating or the KA Football Club Global Rating. Global rankings differ from continental rankings by considering more factors. A global league rating takes into account the level of attractiveness and reputation of a league, as measured by the number of players from that league who feature in top national teams (AIF), regardless of the performance of clubs in international competitions. Furthermore, we consider a nation’s general football reputation, evaluated through national team historical results and the most esteemed individual football awards (NFRI). The global club ranking exhibits a greater disparity from the continental ranking. It considers additionally a club’s standing in domestic league competitions in tandem with the global rating of league. As a result, clubs playing in highly ranked leagues but rarely participating in continental competitions may also feature in the global club rankings, occasionally achieving respectable positions.
ELO CAF – Leagues & Clubs Performance Rankings
Clubs earn points for match results under the ELO method scheme. Points are determined based on the relative strength of each opponent, with the expected score factor calculated first. A point value is then determined using factors specific to the match, including the match importance, score, and goal difference, which either increase or decrease the base value. 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

The classic ELO method assigns points to a base value, either adding or subtracting them. However, this distorts the evaluation of a club when they do not play matches, as its ranking value remains constant.

Therefore, in the KA system, we utilise an additional depreciation algorithm in ELO rankings. This algorithm gradually reduces the point value of a club that does not play matches.

As a result, such a club after some time acquires a zero or negative value and drops out of the ranking. This can impact the national league’s total score, leading to some countries not being displayed in the ranking table.

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_PIF and IC3.

RPS (Relative Point Score) is a value obtained by converting ELO points acquired in a ranking according to the same formula used throughout the KA system. This practice enables the comparison of values from different continental rankings. Each RPS assigned to a certain league is multiplied by PIF (Power Index Federation), which allows for the determination of the KA Football Leagues Global Rating.

The Inter-Continental Club Coefficient (IC3) is solely dedicated to clubs and is determined by their continental ranking points, taking into consideration the PIF (Power Index Federation) of the continent, as well as the AIF value. It is a crucial indicator for determining the KA Football Club Global Rating.

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3Q 2023 Performance ranking of African clubs in international matches – ELO method

September 30, 2023

	Club	Country	League	Pts	IC3	diff.	Zone/Region
1	Al-Ahly SC	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	74,349	1,042	≡	CAF North Africa
2	Wydad Casablanca	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	60,623	0,852	≡	CAF North Africa
3	Mamelodi Sundowns	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	60,166	0,843	≡	CAF Southern Africa
4	Espérance ST	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	53,372	0,748	≡	CAF North Africa
5	Raja Casablanca	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	52,404	0,734	≡	CAF North Africa
6	TP Mazembe	COD 🇨🇩	COD	34,789	0,488	+1	CAF Central Africa
7	Al Hilal Omdurman	SDN 🇸🇩	SDN	33,983	0,476	-1	CAF East Africa
8	Zamalek	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	31,747	0,447	+1	CAF North Africa
9	Horoya AC	GUI 🇬🇳	GUI	31,065	0,436	-1	CAF West Africa
10	CR Bélouizdad	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	30,703	0,430	≡	CAF North Africa
11	RS Berkane	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	29,794	0,418	+1	CAF North Africa
12	Simba	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	28,842	0,404	-1	CAF East Africa
13	Petro Luanda	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	28,564	0,400	≡	CAF Southern Africa
14	Pyramids FC	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	24,464	0,398	+1	CAF North Africa
15	Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	23,489	0,397	-1	CAF North Africa
16	Étoile du Sahel	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	23,312	0,397	≡	CAF North Africa
17	USM Alger	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	22,168	0,397	+7	CAF North Africa
18	AS Vita Club	COD 🇨🇩	COD	19,611	0,397	≡	CAF Central Africa
19	CS Sfaxien	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	18,450	0,397	+1	CAF North Africa
20	ES Sétif	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	17,940	0,397	-3	CAF North Africa
21	Al-Ahli Tripoli	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	15,061	0,397	+8	CAF North Africa
22	Al-Merreikh	SDN 🇸🇩	SDN	14,638	0,397	-3	CAF East Africa
23	ASEC Mimosas	CIV 🇨🇮	CIV	13,739	0,397	-1	CAF West Africa
24	Young Africans	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	13,241	0,397	+6	CAF East Africa
25	Primeiro de Agosto	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	12,676	0,397	+1	CAF Southern Africa
26	Al-Masry SC	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	12,250	0,397	-5	CAF North Africa
27	Orlando Pirates	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	10,965	0,397	-4	CAF Southern Africa
28	Coton Sport	CMR 🇨🇲	CMR	10,375	0,397	-3	CAF Central Africa
29	Rivers United	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	9,590	0,397	-1	CAF West Africa
30	Enyimba	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	8,644	0,397	-3	CAF West Africa
31	Medeama	GHA 🇬🇭	GHA	8,138	0,397	+114	CAF West Africa
32	US Monastir	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	7,566	0,397	+3	CAF North Africa
33	Hafia	GUI 🇬🇳	GUI	7,142	0,397	+112	CAF West Africa
34	Motema Pembe	COD 🇨🇩	COD	6,523	0,397	+2	CAF Central Africa
35	Douanes Ouagadougou	BFA 🇧🇫	BFA	6,242	0,397	+110	CAF West Africa
36	ZESCO United	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	5,451	0,397	-2	CAF Southern Africa
37	Zanaco	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	5,320	0,397	-6	CAF Southern Africa
38	AmaZulu	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	5,314	0,397	-6	CAF Southern Africa
39	FUS Rabat	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	4,994	0,397	+106	CAF North Africa
40	Saint George SC	ETH 🇪🇹	ETH	4,624	0,397	+105	CAF East Africa
41	Vipers	UGA 🇺🇬	UGA	4,213	0,397	-8	CAF East Africa
42	Bumamuru	BDI 🇧🇮	BDI	4,209	0,397	+48	CAF East Africa
43	Nouadhibou	MTN 🇲🇷	MTN	4,190	0,397	+8	CAF West Africa
44	Marumo Gallants	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	4,185	0,397	-1	CAF Southern Africa
45	AS FAR	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	4,176	0,397	-4	CAF North Africa
46	Plateau United	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	3,912	0,397	-8	CAF West Africa
47	MC Alger	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	3,900	0,397	-10	CAF North Africa
48	Sekhukhune United	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	3,689	0,397	+97	CAF Southern Africa
49	SuperSport United	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	3,595	0,397	+96	CAF Southern Africa
50	Jwaneng Galaxy	BOT 🇧🇼	BOT	3,548	0,397	+15	CAF Southern Africa
51	Kaizer Chiefs Johannesburg	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	3,278	0,397	-12	CAF Southern Africa
52	Al-Ahly Benghazi	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	3,261	0,397	+93	CAF North Africa
53	Power Dynamos	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	3,223	0,397	+92	CAF Southern Africa
54	Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	3,074	0,397	-14	CAF North Africa
55	Future Cairo	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	2,964	0,397	-10	CAF North Africa
56	Big Bullets	MWI 🇲🇼	MWI	2,922	0,397	+89	CAF Southern Africa
57	Diables Noirs	CGO 🇨🇬	CGO	2,841	0,397	-7	CAF Central Africa
58	Olympique Béja	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	2,723	0,397	+87	CAF North Africa
59	Singida FG	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	2,569	0,397	+86	CAF East Africa
60	Académie SOAR	GUI 🇬🇳	GUI	2,471	0,397	+85	CAF West Africa
61	Djoliba	MLI 🇲🇱	MLI	2,451	0,397	-15	CAF West Africa
62	APR	RWA 🇷🇼	RWA	2,380	0,397	+29	CAF East Africa
63	ASO Chlef	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	2,347	0,397	+82	CAF North Africa
64	AS Arta	DJI 🇩🇯	DJI	2,216	0,397	+16	CAF East Africa
65	Académica do Lobito	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	2,098	0,397	+80	CAF Southern Africa
66	Bahir Dar Kenema	ETH 🇪🇹	ETH	2,004	0,397	+79	CAF East Africa
67	Haidoub	SDN 🇸🇩	SDN	1,952	0,397	+78	CAF East Africa
68	Bendel Insurance	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	1,885	0,397	+77	CAF West Africa
69	Bo Rangers	SLE 🇸🇱	SLE	1,865	0,397	+76	CAF West Africa
70	Dreams	GHA 🇬🇭	GHA	1,833	0,397	+75	CAF West Africa
71	Hassania US Agadir	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	1,830	0,397	-29	CAF North Africa
72	Milo	GUI 🇬🇳	GUI	1,818	0,397	+73	CAF West Africa
73	Al-Hilal Benghazi	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	1,709	0,397	+72	CAF North Africa
74	Aigle Noir Makamba	BDI 🇧🇮	BDI	1,643	0,397	+71	CAF East Africa
75	Al Merreikh Juba	SSD 🇸🇸	SSD	1,603	0,397	+70	CAF East Africa
76	Gor Mahia	KEN 🇰🇪	KEN	1,564	0,397	-32	CAF East Africa
77	Al-Ittihad Tripoli	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	1,554	0,397	-29	CAF North Africa
78	Tala'ea El Gaish	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	1,445	0,397	-29	CAF North Africa
79	Stade Malien	MLI 🇲🇱	MLI	1,442	0,397	+66	CAF West Africa
80	MUZA FC	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	1,441	0,397	+65	CAF Southern Africa
81	Remo Stars	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	1,420	0,397	+64	CAF West Africa
82	Real Bamako	MLI 🇲🇱	MLI	1,418	0,397	-25	CAF West Africa
83	JKU FC	ZAN 🇹🇿	ZAN	1,399	0,397	+62	CAF East Africa
84	Club Africain	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	1,392	0,397	-37	CAF North Africa
85	Étoile Filante	BFA 🇧🇫	BFA	1,369	0,397	+60	CAF West Africa
86	Génération Foot	SEN 🇸🇳	SEN	1,358	0,397	+59	CAF West Africa
87	Abu Salim SC	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	1,355	0,397	+58	CAF North Africa
88	AFAD Djékanou	CIV 🇨🇮	CIV	1,336	0,397	+57	CAF West Africa
89	AS Douanes Nouakchott	MTN 🇲🇷	MTN	1,276	0,397	+56	CAF West Africa
90	Otohô	CGO 🇨🇬	CGO	1,247	0,397	-38	CAF Central Africa
91	Rayon Sports	RWA 🇷🇼	RWA	1,231	0,397	+54	CAF East Africa
92	Al Akhdar	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	1,103	0,397	-32	CAF North Africa
93	União Desportiva do Songo	MOZ 🇲🇿	MOZ	1,102	0,397	+52	CAF Southern Africa
94	Casa Sports	SEN 🇸🇳	SEN	1,049	0,397	+51	CAF West Africa
95	Coton Sport Benin	BEN 🇧🇯	BEN	1,010	0,397	+50	CAF West Africa
96	ASN Nigelec	NIG 🇳🇪	NIG	1,007	0,397	-42	CAF West Africa
97	Saint-Éloi Lupopo	COD 🇨🇩	COD	0,976	0,397	-41	CAF Central Africa
98	Gaborone United	BOT 🇧🇼	BOT	0,943	0,397	+47	CAF Southern Africa
99	African Stars	NAM 🇳🇦	NAM	0,894	0,397	+46	CAF Southern Africa
100	Ferroviário de Maputo	MOZ 🇲🇿	MOZ	0,836	0,397	+45	CAF Southern Africa
101	Al-Nasr SC Benghazi	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	0,826	0,397	-43	CAF North Africa
102	Kallon	SLE 🇸🇱	SLE	0,803	0,397	+43	CAF West Africa
103	KCCA FC	UGA 🇺🇬	UGA	0,779	0,397	-26	CAF East Africa
104	Sagrada Esperança	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	0,754	0,397	-41	CAF Southern Africa
105	Green Mamba	SWZ 🇸🇿	SWZ	0,725	0,397	+40	CAF Southern Africa
106	Rail Club du Kadiogo	BFA 🇧🇫	BFA	0,698	0,397	-45	CAF West Africa
107	Elgeco Plus	MAD 🇲🇬	MAD	0,689	0,397	+38	CAF Southern Africa
108	Kakamega Homeboyz	KEN 🇰🇪	KEN	0,597	0,397	+37	CAF East Africa
109	Djabal Club	COM 🇰🇲	COM	0,540	0,397	+36	CAF Southern Africa
110	Hearts of Oak	GHA 🇬🇭	GHA	0,529	0,397	-51	CAF West Africa
111	Cano Sport	EQG 🇬🇶	EQG	0,510	0,397	+34	CAF Central Africa
112	LISCR	LBR 🇱🇷	LBR	0,505	0,397	+33	CAF West Africa
113	La Passe FC	SEY 🇸🇨	SEY	0,441	0,397	-45	CAF Southern Africa
114	Centre Sportif de Bendjé	GAB 🇬🇦	GAB	0,394	0,397	+31	CAF Central Africa
115	Gaadiidka	SOM 🇸🇴	SOM	0,392	0,397	+30	CAF East Africa
116	FC Platinum	ZIM 🇿🇼	ZIM	0,385	0,397	-63	CAF Southern Africa
117	Royal AM	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	0,379	0,397	-51	CAF Southern Africa
118	Azam	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	0,379	0,397	-33	CAF East Africa
119	AS Loto FC	BEN 🇧🇯	BEN	0,364	0,397	+26	CAF West Africa
120	ASAS Djibouti Télécom	DJI 🇩🇯	DJI	0,361	0,397	+25	CAF East Africa
121	Royal Leopards	SWZ 🇸🇿	SWZ	0,328	0,397	-52	CAF Southern Africa
122	ASC Jaraaf	SEN 🇸🇳	SEN	0,324	0,397	-67	CAF West Africa
123	Flambeau du Centre	BDI 🇧🇮	BDI	0,280	0,397	-53	CAF East Africa
124	ASC Kara	TOG 🇹🇬	TOG	0,277	0,397	-57	CAF West Africa
125	KMKM	ZAN 🇹🇿	ZAN	0,251	0,397	+20	CAF East Africa
126	Dragón FC	EQG 🇬🇶	EQG	0,251	0,397	+19	CAF Central Africa
127	Watanga FC	LBR 🇱🇷	LBR	0,251	0,397	+18	CAF West Africa
128	Cape Town City F.C.	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	0,233	0,397	-56	CAF Southern Africa
129	Gagnoa	CIV 🇨🇮	CIV	0,206	0,397	-56	CAF West Africa
130	US GN	NIG 🇳🇪	NIG	0,171	0,397	-68	CAF West Africa
131	Kwara United	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	0,074	0,397	-56	CAF West Africa
132	ASKO Kara	TOG 🇹🇬	TOG	0,074	0,397	-61	CAF West Africa
133	Nkana	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	0,037	0,397	-59	CAF Southern Africa
134	CS Constantine	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	0,035	0,397	-70	CAF North Africa
135	AS Kigali	RWA 🇷🇼	RWA	0,034	0,397	-53	CAF East Africa
136	Enugu Rangers	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	0,022	0,397	-60	CAF West Africa
137	St Michel United	SEY 🇸🇨	SEY	0,018	0,397	-54	CAF Southern Africa
138	Teungueth	SEN 🇸🇳	SEN	0,016	0,397	-60	CAF West Africa
139	Fasil Kenema	ETH 🇪🇹	ETH	0,014	0,397	-55	CAF East Africa
140	AS Maniema Union	COD 🇨🇩	COD	0,012	0,397	-59	CAF Central Africa
141	Ferroviário da Beira	MOZ 🇲🇿	MOZ	0,011	0,397	-55	CAF Southern Africa
142	Hilal Alsahil	SDN 🇸🇩	SDN	0,008	0,397	-55	CAF East Africa
143	Kipanga FC	ZAN 🇹🇿	ZAN	0,003	0,397	-55	CAF East Africa
144	Salitas FC	BFA 🇧🇫	BFA	0,001	0,397	-55	CAF West Africa