ELO Ranking – African Club Competitions & Matches

the KA Leagues & Club Rankings, set for March 1, 2025

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1Q 2025 Performance ranking of African leagues, based on CAF club competitions – derived ELO method

March 1, 2025

	League (s)		Clubs	Pts	RPS_PIF	ex pos.	diff.	Zone/Region
1	Egypt	EGY	🇪🇬	47,014	58,150	1	≡	Africa North
2	Morocco	MAR	🇲🇦	34,596	42,791	2	≡	Africa North
3	South Africa	RSA	🇿🇦	28,042	34,684	6	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
4	Algeria	ALG	🇩🇿	27,424	33,920	5	+1	Africa North
5	Tunisia	TUN	🇹🇳	23,352	28,883	3	-2	Africa North
6	Tanzania	TAN	🇹🇿	19,318	23,894	8	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
7	Congo DR	COD	🇨🇩	17,920	22,165	7	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
8	Mauritania	MTN	🇲🇷🇸🇩	17,552	21,709	4	-4	Africa Sub-Saharan
9	Angola	ANG	🇦🇴	11,030	13,643	9	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
10	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	🇨🇮	9,024	11,161	10	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
11	Guinea	GUI	🇬🇳	5,048	6,244	11	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
12	Libya	LBY	🇱🇾	4,079	5,045	12	≡	Africa North
13	Nigeria	NGA	🇳🇬	3,497	4,325	14	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
14	Ghana	GHA	🇬🇭	3,446	4,262	13	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
15	Botswana	BOT	🇧🇼	2,357	2,915	16	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
16	Senegal	SEN	🇸🇳	2,317	2,866	21	+5	Africa Sub-Saharan
17	Cameroon	CMR	🇨🇲	1,735	2,146	17	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
18	Mali	MLI	🇲🇱	1,505	1,861	15	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
19	Kenya	KEN	🇰🇪	1,206	1,492	20	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
20	Burkina Faso	BFA	🇧🇫	1,156	1,430	18	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
21	Rwanda	RWA	🇷🇼	0,924	1,143	25	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
22	Mozambique	MOZ	🇲🇿	0,907	1,122	19	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
23	Zambia	ZAM	🇿🇲	0,896	1,108	23	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
24	Togo	TOG	🇹🇬	0,668	0,826	22	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
25	Liberia	LBR	🇱🇷	0,664	0,821	26	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
26	Eswatini	SWZ	🇸🇿	0,410	0,507	28	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
27	Somalia	SOM	🇸🇴	0,375	0,464	29	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
28	Congo	CGO	🇨🇬	0,315	0,390	24	-4	Africa Sub-Saharan
29	Zimbabwe	ZIM	🇿🇼	0,278	0,344	27	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
30	Burundi	BDI	🇧🇮	0,267	0,330	30	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
31	Benin	BEN	🇧🇯	0,266	0,329	31	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
32	Sudan	SDN	🇸🇩	0,186	0,230	33	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
33	Ethiopia	ETH	🇪🇹	0,148	0,183	32	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
34	Uganda	UGA	🇺🇬	0,099	0,122	38	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
35	Madagascar	MAD	🇲🇬	0,050	0,062	34	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
36	Djibouti	DJI	🇩🇯	0,045	0,056	40	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
37	Comoros	COM	🇰🇲	0,044	0,054	39	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
38	Niger	NIG	🇳🇪	0,044	0,054	35	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
39	South Sudan	SSD	🇸🇸	0,040	0,049	36	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
40	Namibia	NAM	🇳🇦	0,036	0,045	37	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
41	Seychelles	SEY	🇸🇨	0,031	0,038	41	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
42	Zanzibar	ZAN	🇹🇿	0,025	0,031	43	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
43	Chad	CHA	🇹🇩	0,024	0,030	42	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
44	Equatorial Guinea	EQG	🇬🇶	0,022	0,027	44	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
45	Sierra Leone	SLE	🇸🇱	0,018	0,022	47	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
46	Malawi	MWI	🇲🇼	0,015	0,019	45	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
47	Central African Republic	CTA	🇨🇫	0,006	0,007	46	-1	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, FIFA Intercontinental Cup, the Arab Club Champions Cup, CECAFA Kagame Interclub Cup, African Football League 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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1Q 2025 Performance ranking of African clubs, based on CAF club competitions – ELO method

March 1, 2025

OK	Club	Country	League	Pts	IC3	diff. pos.	Zone/Region	diff. pts
1	Al-Ahly SC	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	78,139	1,048	≡	CAF North Africa	-2,721
2	Espérance ST	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	61,152	0,719	≡	CAF North Africa	-0,516
3	Mamelodi Sundowns	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	58,881	0,694	≡	CAF Southern Africa	-1,265
4	Wydad Casablanca	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	42,250	0,497	≡	CAF North Africa	-8,493
5	TP Mazembe	COD 🇨🇩	COD	40,258	0,473	≡	CAF Central Africa	-1,554
6	Raja Casablanca	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	39,959	0,470	+1	CAF North Africa	+2,412
7	Zamalek	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	39,742	0,467	-1	CAF North Africa	+0,404
8	CR Bélouizdad	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	37,473	0,441	+4	CAF North Africa	+6,255
9	Simba	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	34,833	0,410	≡	CAF East Africa	+0,321
10	Al Hilal Omdurman	SDN 🇸🇩	MTN	32,688	0,397	-2	CAF East Africa	-2,917
11	RS Berkane	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	31,797	0,397	≡	CAF North Africa	+0,553
12	Petro Luanda	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	31,056	0,397	-2	CAF Southern Africa	-3,102
13	Pyramids FC	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	29,717	0,398	+1	CAF North Africa	+4,040
14	ASEC Mimosas	CIV 🇨🇮	CIV	26,461	0,397	-1	CAF West Africa	-0,539
15	Young Africans	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	26,280	0,397	≡	CAF East Africa	+2,719
16	USM Alger	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	23,141	0,397	≡	CAF North Africa	+0,601
17	Orlando Pirates	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	23,008	0,398	+2	CAF Southern Africa	+7,944
18	Étoile du Sahel	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	17,885	0,397	-1	CAF North Africa	-3,595
19	Horoya AC	GUI 🇬🇳	GUI	14,320	0,397	-1	CAF West Africa	-2,879
20	AS FAR	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	13,525	0,397	+5	CAF North Africa	+3,904
21	CS Sfaxien	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	11,600	0,397	+1	CAF North Africa	-0,483
22	Al-Ahli Tripoli	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	11,514	0,397	-2	CAF North Africa	-0,804
23	Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	10,088	0,397	-2	CAF North Africa	-2,028
24	MC Alger	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	9,957	0,397	+9	CAF North Africa	+3,627
25	AS Vita Club	COD 🇨🇩	COD	9,808	0,397	-2	CAF Central Africa	-1,291
26	FC Nouadhibou	MTN 🇲🇷	MTN	8,757	0,397	-2	CAF West Africa	-1,153
27	Al-Merreikh	SDN 🇸🇩	MTN	8,400	0,397	≡	CAF East Africa	-0,587
28	Rivers United	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	8,248	0,397	-2	CAF West Africa	-1,363
29	Al-Masry SC	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	7,422	0,397	+3	CAF North Africa	+0,992
30	AS Maniema Union	COD 🇨🇩	COD	7,337	0,397	-2	CAF Central Africa	-1,489
31	CS Constantine	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	6,586	0,397	+5	CAF North Africa	+1,880
32	Medeama	GHA 🇬🇭	GHA	6,310	0,397	-3	CAF West Africa	-1,268
33	ES Sétif	ALG 🇩🇿	ALG	6,250	0,397	-3	CAF North Africa	-1,256
34	Primeiro de Agosto	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	6,020	0,397	-3	CAF Southern Africa	-1,210
35	Stellenbosch FC	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	5,307	0,397	+4	CAF Southern Africa	+0,803
36	Coton Sport	CMR 🇨🇲	CMR	4,675	0,397	-2	CAF Central Africa	-1,032
37	Sagrada Esperança	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	4,587	0,397	+4	CAF Southern Africa	+0,477
38	ASC Jaraaf	SEN 🇸🇳	SEN	4,527	0,397	+12	CAF West Africa	+1,643
39	US Monastir	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	4,067	0,397	-2	CAF North Africa	-0,614
40	Future Cairo	EGY 🇪🇬	EGY	3,901	0,397	-5	CAF North Africa	-1,185
41	Enyimba	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	3,832	0,397	+15	CAF West Africa	+1,504
42	Bravos do Maquis	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	3,513	0,397	-4	CAF Southern Africa	-1,019
43	Jwaneng Galaxy	BOT 🇧🇼	BOT	3,446	0,397	-3	CAF Southern Africa	-0,676
44	Stade Tunisien	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	3,118	0,397	-2	CAF North Africa	-0,695
45	Lunda Sul	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	3,097	0,397	+18	CAF Southern Africa	+1,455
46	Stade d'Abidjan	CIV 🇨🇮	CIV	2,698	0,397	≡	CAF West Africa	-0,728
47	Al-Hilal Benghazi	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	2,447	0,397	+1	CAF North Africa	-0,697
48	Samartex	GHA 🇬🇭	GHA	2,377	0,397	+1	CAF West Africa	-0,694
49	Dreams	GHA 🇬🇭	GHA	2,292	0,397	-2	CAF West Africa	-0,975
50	Stade Malien	MLI 🇲🇱	MLI	2,275	0,397	-7	CAF West Africa	-1,385
51	Gor Mahia	KEN 🇰🇪	KEN	2,060	0,397	+7	CAF East Africa	-0,229
52	Black Bulls	MOZ 🇲🇿	MOZ	1,890	0,397	-8	CAF Southern Africa	-1,649
53	Djoliba	MLI 🇲🇱	MLI	1,869	0,397	-8	CAF West Africa	-1,576
54	Douanes Ouagadougou	BFA 🇧🇫	BFA	1,835	0,397	+1	CAF West Africa	-0,647
55	Orapa United	BOT 🇧🇼	BOT	1,815	0,397	-2	CAF Southern Africa	-0,737
56	APR	RWA 🇷🇼	RWA	1,590	0,397	+6	CAF East Africa	-0,054
57	FC San-Pédro	CIV 🇨🇮	CIV	1,576	0,397	+2	CAF West Africa	-0,608
58	Sekhukhune United	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	1,421	0,397	-6	CAF Southern Africa	-1,175
59	ASC Kara	TOG 🇹🇬	TOG	1,366	0,397	+2	CAF West Africa	-0,567
60	Hafia	GUI 🇬🇳	GUI	1,362	0,397	-6	CAF West Africa	-1,161
61	Red Arrows	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	1,333	0,397	+6	CAF Southern Africa	-0,048
62	Abu Salim SC	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	1,197	0,397	-11	CAF North Africa	-1,442
63	Paynesville	LBR 🇱🇷	LBR	1,087	0,397	+1	CAF West Africa	-0,497
64	Union de Touarga	MAR 🇲🇦	MAR	1,055	0,397	-4	CAF North Africa	-1,066
65	Milo	GUI 🇬🇳	GUI	0,954	0,397	+1	CAF West Africa	-0,457
66	Mbabane Swallows	SWZ 🇸🇿	SWZ	0,867	0,397	+2	CAF Southern Africa	-0,429
67	Dekedaha	SOM 🇸🇴	SOM	0,790	0,397	+9	CAF East Africa	-0,118
68	Club Africain	TUN 🇹🇳	TUN	0,698	0,397	-11	CAF North Africa	-1,600
69	Rukinzo	BDI 🇧🇮	BDI	0,698	0,397	+1	CAF East Africa	-0,367
70	Kenya Police FC	KEN 🇰🇪	KEN	0,679	0,397	+1	CAF East Africa	-0,359
71	Étoile Filante	BFA 🇧🇫	BFA	0,662	0,397	+1	CAF West Africa	-0,353
72	Enugu Rangers	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	0,622	0,397	+1	CAF West Africa	-0,336
73	Otohô	CGO 🇨🇬	CGO	0,622	0,397	+1	CAF Central Africa	-0,336
74	Racing Club Abidjan	CIV 🇨🇮	CIV	0,585	0,397	+3	CAF West Africa	-0,321
75	Dadje	BEN 🇧🇯	BEN	0,520	0,397	+3	CAF West Africa	-0,292
76	Dynamos	ZIM 🇿🇼	ZIM	0,472	0,397	+3	CAF Southern Africa	-0,269
77	CBE	ETH 🇪🇹	ETH	0,425	0,397	+4	CAF East Africa	-0,247
78	Nsoatreman	GHA 🇬🇭	GHA	0,376	0,397	+4	CAF West Africa	-0,223
79	Al-Nasr SC Benghazi	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	0,352	0,397	-4	CAF North Africa	-0,591
80	Hay Al-Wadi	SDN 🇸🇩	SDN	0,305	0,397	+3	CAF East Africa	-0,185
81	SuperSport United	RSA 🇿🇦	RSA	0,248	0,397	-16	CAF Southern Africa	-1,185
82	Diables Noirs	CGO 🇨🇬	CGO	0,178	0,397	-13	CAF Central Africa	-1,062
83	SC Villa	UGA 🇺🇬	UGA	0,168	0,397	+13	CAF East Africa	-0,055
84	Coastal Union	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	0,154	0,397	+5	CAF East Africa	-0,100
85	Ngezi Platinum	ZIM 🇿🇼	ZIM	0,128	0,397	-1	CAF Southern Africa	-0,275
86	Teungueth	SEN 🇸🇳	SEN	0,115	0,397	-1	CAF West Africa	-0,252
87	El-Kanemi Warriors	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	0,093	0,397	-1	CAF West Africa	-0,212
88	Al-Ahly Benghazi	LBY 🇱🇾	LBY	0,081	0,397	≡	CAF North Africa	-0,187
89	ASKO Kara	TOG 🇹🇬	TOG	0,077	0,397	+21	CAF West Africa	-0,052
90	US Zilimadjou	COM 🇰🇲	COM	0,076	0,397	≡	CAF Southern Africa	-0,175
91	El Merriekh Bentiu	SSD 🇸🇸	SSD	0,074	0,397	≡	CAF East Africa	-0,172
92	AS Arta	DJI 🇩🇯	DJI	0,073	0,397	≡	CAF East Africa	-0,169
93	Disciples FC	MAD 🇲🇬	MAD	0,070	0,397	≡	CAF Southern Africa	-0,163
94	Ferroviário da Beira	MOZ 🇲🇿	MOZ	0,069	0,397	≡	CAF Southern Africa	-0,162
95	AC Léopards	CGO 🇨🇬	CGO	0,068	0,397	≡	CAF Central Africa	-0,161
96	Ethiopian Coffee	ETH 🇪🇹	ETH	0,065	0,397	+1	CAF East Africa	-0,152
97	AS GNN	NIG 🇳🇪	NIG	0,063	0,397	+1	CAF West Africa	-0,150
98	Victoria United	CMR 🇨🇲	CMR	0,061	0,397	+1	CAF Central Africa	-0,146
99	African Stars	NAM 🇳🇦	NAM	0,059	0,397	+1	CAF Southern Africa	-0,141
100	Coton FC Ouidah	BEN 🇧🇯	BEN	0,054	0,397	+1	CAF West Africa	-0,130
101	Uhamiaji	ZAN 🇹🇿	ZAN	0,049	0,397	+1	CAF East Africa	-0,119
102	Kitara	UGA 🇺🇬	UGA	0,047	0,397	+1	CAF East Africa	-0,114
103	Académica do Lobito	ANG 🇦🇴	ANG	0,046	0,397	-23	CAF Southern Africa	-0,672
104	Horseed FC	SOM 🇸🇴	SOM	0,046	0,397	≡	CAF East Africa	-0,111
105	Foresters	SEY 🇸🇨	SEY	0,045	0,397	≡	CAF Southern Africa	-0,109
106	Fovu Club	CMR 🇨🇲	CMR	0,039	0,397	+1	CAF Central Africa	-0,095
107	Elgeco Plus	MAD 🇲🇬	MAD	0,039	0,397	+1	CAF Southern Africa	-0,095
108	Vital'O FC	BDI 🇧🇮	BDI	0,037	0,397	+3	CAF East Africa	-0,092
109	Azam	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	0,035	0,397	+3	CAF East Africa	-0,086
110	Jamus	SSD 🇸🇸	SSD	0,034	0,397	+3	CAF East Africa	-0,085
111	Remo Stars	NGA 🇳🇬	NGA	0,033	0,397	+3	CAF West Africa	-0,082
112	AS PSI	CHA 🇹🇩	CHA	0,033	0,397	+3	CAF Central Africa	-0,082
113	AS FAN	NIG 🇳🇪	NIG	0,032	0,397	+3	CAF West Africa	-0,079
114	Deportivo Mongomo	EQG 🇬🇶	EQG	0,029	0,397	+4	CAF Central Africa	-0,073
115	East End Lions	SLE 🇸🇱	SLE	0,025	0,397	+4	CAF West Africa	-0,063
116	Big Bullets	MWI 🇲🇼	MWI	0,024	0,397	+4	CAF Southern Africa	-0,059
117	Saint Louis Suns United	SEY 🇸🇨	SEY	0,022	0,397	+5	CAF Southern Africa	-0,057
118	Police FC Rwanda	RWA 🇷🇼	RWA	0,020	0,397	+5	CAF East Africa	-0,052
119	Nsingizini Hotspurs	SWZ 🇸🇿	SWZ	0,019	0,397	+5	CAF Southern Africa	-0,049
120	Alizé Fort	COM 🇰🇲	COM	0,019	0,397	+5	CAF Southern Africa	-0,049
121	Elect-Sport	CHA 🇹🇩	CHA	0,019	0,397	+5	CAF Central Africa	-0,049
122	15 de Agosto	EQG 🇬🇶	EQG	0,019	0,397	+5	CAF Central Africa	-0,049
123	ZESCO United	ZAM 🇿🇲	ZAM	0,013	0,397	+6	CAF Southern Africa	-0,032
124	Bo Rangers	SLE 🇸🇱	SLE	0,013	0,397	+6	CAF West Africa	-0,032
125	Red Star FC Bangui	CTA 🇨🇫	CTA	0,010	0,397	-4	CAF Central Africa	-0,071
126	Singida FG	TAN 🇹🇿	TAN	0,008	0,397	+5	CAF East Africa	-0,021
127	JKU FC	ZAN 🇹🇿	ZAN	0,004	0,397	+6	CAF East Africa	-0,001
128	Al Merreikh Juba	SSD 🇸🇸	SSD	0,001	0,397	+6	CAF East Africa	-0,001