ELO Ranking – African Club Competitions & Matches

the KA Leagues & Club Rankings, set for December 22, 2023

CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup, CAF Super Cup, African Football League, FIFA Club World Cup, Arab Club Champions Cup

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4Q 2023 Performance ranking of African leagues in international matches – derived ELO method

December 22, 2023

	League (s)		Clubs	Pts	RPS_PIF	ex pos.	diff.	Zone/Region
1	Egypt	EGY	🇪🇬	35,970	49,676	2	+1	Africa North
2	Morocco	MAR	🇲🇦	35,637	49,216	1	-1	Africa North
3	Tunisia	TUN	🇹🇳	26,878	37,119	3	≡	Africa North
4	Algeria	ALG	🇩🇿	21,937	30,296	4	≡	Africa North
5	Congo DR	COD	🇨🇩	17,348	23,958	8	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
6	Tanzania	TAN	🇹🇿	16,088	22,218	6	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
7	South Africa	RSA	🇿🇦	15,804	21,826	5	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
8	Angola	ANG	🇦🇴	15,457	21,347	9	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
9	Sudan	SDN	🇸🇩	14,753	20,374	10	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
10	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	🇨🇮	13,689	18,905	14	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
11	Guinea	GUI	🇬🇳	11,293	15,596	7	-4	Africa Sub-Saharan
12	Cameroon	CMR	🇨🇲	6,206	8,571	12	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
13	Mauritania	MTN	🇲🇷	4,926	6,803	17	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
14	Ghana	GHA	🇬🇭	4,698	6,488	13	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
15	Libya	LBY	🇱🇾	4,656	6,430	11	-4	Africa North
16	Nigeria	NGA	🇳🇬	4,075	5,628	15	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
17	Botswana	BOT	🇧🇼	3,918	5,411	21	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
18	Zambia	ZAM	🇿🇲	2,960	4,088	16	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
19	Mali	MLI	🇲🇱	2,466	3,406	23	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
20	Uganda	UGA	🇺🇬	1,895	2,617	22	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
21	Burkina Faso	BFA	🇧🇫	1,778	2,455	18	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
22	Ethiopia	ETH	🇪🇹	1,399	1,932	19	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
23	Burundi	BDI	🇧🇮	1,381	1,907	20	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
24	Malawi	MWI	🇲🇼	1,203	1,661	25	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
25	Congo	CGO	🇨🇬	1,098	1,516	24	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
26	Djibouti	DJI	🇩🇯	0,826	1,141	27	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
27	Rwanda	RWA	🇷🇼	0,679	0,938	26	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
28	Sierra Leone	SLE	🇸🇱	0,513	0,708	28	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
29	Mozambique	MOZ	🇲🇿	0,293	0,405	32	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
30	Senegal	SEN	🇸🇳	0,235	0,325	31	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
31	Zanzibar	ZAN	🇹🇿	0,194	0,268	34	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
32	Kenya	KEN	🇰🇪	0,192	0,265	30	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
33	Benin	BEN	🇧🇯	0,177	0,244	33	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
34	Namibia	NAM	🇳🇦	0,160	0,221	35	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
35	Madagascar	MAD	🇲🇬	0,114	0,157	37	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
36	Swaziland	SWZ	🇸🇿	0,088	0,122	36	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
37	Comoros	COM	🇰🇲	0,084	0,116	41	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
38	Equatorial Guinea	EQG	🇬🇶	0,082	0,113	39	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
39	South Sudan	SSD	🇸🇸	0,079	0,109	29	-10	Africa Sub-Saharan
40	Gabon	GAB	🇬🇦	0,057	0,079	42	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
41	Somalia	SOM	🇸🇴	0,057	0,079	45	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
42	Togo	TOG	🇹🇬	0,055	0,076	46	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
43	Liberia	LBR	🇱🇷	0,055	0,076	40	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
44	Seychelles	SEY	🇸🇨	0,047	0,065	44	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
45	Niger	NIG	🇳🇪	0,038	0,052	38	-7	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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4Q 2023 Performance ranking of African clubs in international matches – ELO method

December 22, 2023

	Club	Country	League	Pts	IC3	diff.	Zone/Region
1	Al-Ahly SC	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	73,588	1,047	≡	CAF North Africa
2	Mamelodi Sundowns	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	61,386	0,869	+1	CAF Southern Africa
3	Wydad Casablanca	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	56,264	0,799	-1	CAF North Africa
4	Espérance ST	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	52,651	0,746	≡	CAF North Africa
5	Raja Casablanca	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	52,404	0,742	≡	CAF North Africa
6	TP Mazembe	COD 🇨🇩	COD	38,182	0,541	≡	CAF Central Africa
7	Petro Luanda	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	34,612	0,490	+6	CAF Southern Africa
8	Al Hilal Omdurman	SDN 🇸🇩	SDN	33,913	0,480	-1	CAF East Africa
9	Zamalek	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	31,856	0,453	-1	CAF North Africa
10	CR Bélouizdad	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	31,471	0,446	≡	CAF North Africa
11	Simba	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	30,713	0,435	+1	CAF East Africa
12	Horoya AC	GUI 🇬🇳	GUI	30,422	0,432	-3	CAF West Africa
13	RS Berkane	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	28,933	0,410	-2	CAF North Africa
14	Pyramids FC	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	27,195	0,398	≡	CAF North Africa
15	Étoile du Sahel	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	24,851	0,397	+1	CAF North Africa
16	ASEC Mimosas	CIV 🇨🇮	CIV	23,693	0,397	+7	CAF West Africa
17	USM Alger	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	22,848	0,397	≡	CAF North Africa
18	Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	22,760	0,397	-3	CAF North Africa
19	AS Vita Club	COD 🇨🇩	COD	19,079	0,397	-1	CAF Central Africa
20	CS Sfaxien	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	17,830	0,397	-1	CAF North Africa
21	Young Africans	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	16,166	0,397	+3	CAF East Africa
22	ES Sétif	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	15,118	0,397	-2	CAF North Africa
23	Al-Ahli Tripoli	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	14,749	0,397	-2	CAF North Africa
24	Al-Merreikh	SDN 🇸🇩	SDN	14,547	0,397	-2	CAF East Africa
25	Primeiro de Agosto	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	11,183	0,397	≡	CAF Southern Africa
26	Al-Masry SC	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	10,323	0,397	≡	CAF North Africa
27	Coton Sport	CMR 🇨🇲	CMR	10,093	0,397	+1	CAF Central Africa
28	Orlando Pirates	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	10,054	0,397	-1	CAF Southern Africa
29	Nouadhibou	MTN 🇲🇷	MTN	9,741	0,397	+14	CAF West Africa
30	Medeama	GHA 🇬🇭	GHA	9,641	0,397	+1	CAF West Africa
31	Rivers United	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	8,979	0,397	-2	CAF West Africa
32	Jwaneng Galaxy	BOT 🇧🇼	BOT	8,180	0,397	+18	CAF Southern Africa
33	US Monastir	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	7,566	0,397	-1	CAF North Africa
34	Enyimba	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	7,173	0,397	-4	CAF West Africa
35	Hafia	GUI 🇬🇳	GUI	6,549	0,397	-2	CAF West Africa
36	Motema Pembe	COD 🇨🇩	COD	6,223	0,397	-2	CAF Central Africa
37	Douanes Ouagadougou	BFA 🇧🇫	BFA	5,492	0,397	-2	CAF West Africa
38	Future Cairo	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	4,456	0,397	+17	CAF North Africa
39	FUS Rabat	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	4,315	0,397	≡	CAF North Africa
40	AS FAR	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	4,176	0,397	+5	CAF North Africa
41	Club Africain	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	4,142	0,397	+43	CAF North Africa
42	ZESCO United	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	4,093	0,397	-6	CAF Southern Africa
43	Marumo Gallants	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	4,019	0,397	+1	CAF Southern Africa
44	Vipers	UGA 🇺🇬	UGA	3,973	0,397	-3	CAF East Africa
45	Zanaco	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	3,891	0,397	-8	CAF Southern Africa
46	AmaZulu	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	3,882	0,397	-8	CAF Southern Africa
47	Saint George SC	ETH 🇪🇹	ETH	3,715	0,397	-7	CAF East Africa
48	Power Dynamos	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	3,254	0,397	+5	CAF Southern Africa
49	Bumamuru	BDI 🇧🇮	BDI	3,245	0,397	-7	CAF East Africa
50	Dreams	GHA 🇬🇭	GHA	2,824	0,397	+20	CAF West Africa
51	Stade Malien	MLI 🇲🇱	MLI	2,623	0,397	+28	CAF West Africa
52	Abu Salim SC	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	2,472	0,397	+35	CAF North Africa
53	Sekhukhune United	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	2,369	0,397	-5	CAF Southern Africa
54	Real Bamako	MLI 🇲🇱	MLI	2,215	0,397	+28	CAF West Africa
55	Plateau United	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	2,042	0,397	-9	CAF West Africa
56	MC Alger	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	2,028	0,397	-9	CAF North Africa
57	Diables Noirs	CGO 🇨🇬	CGO	2,015	0,397	≡	CAF Central Africa
58	Big Bullets	MWI 🇲🇼	MWI	1,957	0,397	-2	CAF Southern Africa
59	SuperSport United	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	1,937	0,397	-10	CAF Southern Africa
60	AS Arta	DJI 🇩🇯	DJI	1,744	0,397	+4	CAF East Africa
61	Al-Ahly Benghazi	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	1,621	0,397	-9	CAF North Africa
62	APR	RWA 🇷🇼	RWA	1,493	0,397	≡	CAF East Africa
63	Jeunesse Sportive de la Saoura	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	1,440	0,397	-9	CAF North Africa
64	Kaizer Chiefs Johannesburg	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	1,402	0,397	-13	CAF Southern Africa
65	Olympique Béja	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	1,360	0,397	-7	CAF North Africa
66	Sagrada Esperança	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	1,303	0,397	+38	CAF Southern Africa
67	Bendel Insurance	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	1,109	0,397	+1	CAF West Africa
68	ASO Chlef	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	1,072	0,397	-5	CAF North Africa
69	Al-Hilal Benghazi	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	1,068	0,397	+4	CAF North Africa
70	Saint-Éloi Lupopo	COD 🇨🇩	COD	1,067	0,397	+27	CAF Central Africa
71	Bo Rangers	SLE 🇸🇱	SLE	0,909	0,397	-2	CAF West Africa
72	Al Akhdar	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	0,815	0,397	+20	CAF North Africa
73	Singida FG	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	0,814	0,397	-14	CAF East Africa
74	Haidoub	SDN 🇸🇩	SDN	0,804	0,397	-7	CAF East Africa
75	Djoliba	MLI 🇲🇱	MLI	0,746	0,397	-14	CAF West Africa
76	AFAD Djékanou	CIV 🇨🇮	CIV	0,728	0,397	+12	CAF West Africa
77	Milo	GUI 🇬🇳	GUI	0,721	0,397	-5	CAF West Africa
78	Aigle Noir Makamba	BDI 🇧🇮	BDI	0,619	0,397	-4	CAF East Africa
79	União Desportiva do Songo	MOZ 🇲🇿	MOZ	0,581	0,397	+14	CAF Southern Africa
80	Al-Ittihad Tripoli	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	0,570	0,397	-3	CAF North Africa
81	Tala'ea El Gaish	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	0,512	0,397	-3	CAF North Africa
82	Remo Stars	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	0,499	0,397	-1	CAF West Africa
83	JKU FC	ZAN 🇹🇿	ZAN	0,488	0,397	≡	CAF East Africa
84	Gaborone United	BOT 🇧🇼	BOT	0,485	0,397	+14	CAF Southern Africa
85	Génération Foot	SEN 🇸🇳	SEN	0,468	0,397	+1	CAF West Africa
86	AS Douanes Nouakchott	MTN 🇲🇷	MTN	0,428	0,397	+3	CAF West Africa
87	Étoile Filante	BFA 🇧🇫	BFA	0,424	0,397	-2	CAF West Africa
88	Otohô	CGO 🇨🇬	CGO	0,414	0,397	+2	CAF Central Africa
89	Rayon Sports	RWA 🇷🇼	RWA	0,406	0,397	+2	CAF East Africa
90	Hassania US Agadir	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	0,388	0,397	-19	CAF North Africa
91	Académica do Lobito	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	0,324	0,397	-26	CAF Southern Africa
92	Casa Sports	SEN 🇸🇳	SEN	0,324	0,397	+2	CAF West Africa
93	Coton Sport Benin	BEN 🇧🇯	BEN	0,308	0,397	+2	CAF West Africa
94	Gor Mahia	KEN 🇰🇪	KEN	0,270	0,397	-18	CAF East Africa
95	African Stars	NAM 🇳🇦	NAM	0,261	0,397	+4	CAF Southern Africa
96	Ferroviário de Maputo	MOZ 🇲🇿	MOZ	0,238	0,397	+4	CAF Southern Africa
97	MUZA FC	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	0,233	0,397	-17	CAF Southern Africa
98	Kallon	SLE 🇸🇱	SLE	0,226	0,397	+4	CAF West Africa
99	KCCA FC	UGA 🇺🇬	UGA	0,217	0,397	+4	CAF East Africa
100	Green Mamba	SWZ 🇸🇿	SWZ	0,198	0,397	+5	CAF Southern Africa
101	Bahir Dar Kenema	ETH 🇪🇹	ETH	0,196	0,397	-35	CAF East Africa
102	Elgeco Plus	MAD 🇲🇬	MAD	0,185	0,397	+5	CAF Southern Africa
103	Kakamega Homeboyz	KEN 🇰🇪	KEN	0,154	0,397	+5	CAF East Africa
104	Djabal Club	COM 🇰🇲	COM	0,136	0,397	+5	CAF Southern Africa
105	Al Merreikh Juba	SSD 🇸🇸	SSD	0,128	0,397	-30	CAF East Africa
106	Cano Sport	EQG 🇬🇶	EQG	0,126	0,397	+5	CAF Central Africa
107	La Passe FC	SEY 🇸🇨	SEY	0,106	0,397	+6	CAF Southern Africa
108	Centre Sportif de Bendjé	GAB 🇬🇦	GAB	0,093	0,397	+6	CAF Central Africa
109	Gaadiidka	SOM 🇸🇴	SOM	0,092	0,397	+6	CAF East Africa
110	ASN Nigelec	NIG 🇳🇪	NIG	0,090	0,397	-14	CAF West Africa
111	Azam	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	0,088	0,397	+7	CAF East Africa
112	AS Loto FC	BEN 🇧🇯	BEN	0,084	0,397	+7	CAF West Africa
113	ASAS Djibouti Télécom	DJI 🇩🇯	DJI	0,083	0,397	+7	CAF East Africa
114	Académie SOAR	GUI 🇬🇳	GUI	0,073	0,397	-54	CAF West Africa
115	LISCR	LBR 🇱🇷	LBR	0,066	0,397	-3	CAF West Africa
116	ASKO Kara	TOG 🇹🇬	TOG	0,061	0,397	+16	CAF West Africa
117	ASC Kara	TOG 🇹🇬	TOG	0,061	0,397	+7	CAF West Africa
118	KMKM	ZAN 🇹🇿	ZAN	0,055	0,397	+7	CAF East Africa
119	Dragón FC	EQG 🇬🇶	EQG	0,055	0,397	+7	CAF Central Africa
120	Watanga FC	LBR 🇱🇷	LBR	0,055	0,397	+7	CAF West Africa
121	Al-Nasr SC Benghazi	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	0,052	0,397	-20	CAF North Africa
122	Rail Club du Kadiogo	BFA 🇧🇫	BFA	0,030	0,397	-16	CAF West Africa
123	Hearts of Oak	GHA 🇬🇭	GHA	0,010	0,397	-13	CAF West Africa
124	CS Constantine	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	0,007	0,397	+10	CAF North Africa