1Q March 2026 CAF Ranking

the KA Leagues Ranking

1Q 2026 Performance ranking of African leagues, based on CAF club competitions – derived ELO method

March 22, 2026

	League (s)		Clubs	Clubs	Continental Pts	International Rating	ex pos.	diff. pos.	Zone/Region
1	Egypt	EGY	🇪🇬		53,848	103,440	1	≡	Africa North
2	Morocco	MAR	🇲🇦		44,654	85,779	2	≡	Africa North
3	South Africa	RSA	🇿🇦		37,017	71,108	3	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
4	Tunisia	TUN	🇹🇳		28,323	54,408	5	+1	Africa North
5	Algeria	ALG	🇩🇿		25,590	49,158	4	-1	Africa North
6	Tanzania	TAN	🇹🇿		21,789	41,856	6	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
7	Mali	MLI	🇲🇱		15,832	30,413	11	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
8	Rwanda	RWA	🇷🇼		14,887	28,597	8	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
9	Congo DR	COD	🇨🇩		13,436	25,810	7	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
10	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	🇨🇮		8,072	15,506	10	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
11	Zambia	ZAM	🇿🇲		7,781	14,947	17	+6	Africa Sub-Saharan
12	Angola	ANG	🇦🇴		6,381	12,258	9	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
13	Guinea	GUI	🇬🇳		4,591	8,819	12	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
14	Congo	CGO	🇨🇬		3,588	6,892	15	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
15	Libya	LBY	🇱🇾		3,050	5,859	13	-2	Africa North
16	Mauritania	MTN	🇲🇷🇸🇩		2,290	4,399	14	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
17	Cameroon	CMR	🇨🇲		1,454	2,793	20	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
18	Malawi	MWI	🇲🇼		1,337	2,568	18	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
19	Nigeria	NGA	🇳🇬		1,331	2,557	16	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
20	Mozambique	MOZ	🇲🇿		1,227	2,357	25	+5	Africa Sub-Saharan
21	Ethiopia	ETH	🇪🇹		1,133	2,176	22	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
22	Eswatini	SWZ	🇸🇿		1,125	2,161	19	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
23	Burundi	BDI	🇧🇮		1,055	2,027	24	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
24	Kenya	KEN	🇰🇪		0,883	1,696	21	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
25	Senegal	SEN	🇸🇳		0,876	1,683	23	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
26	Burkina Faso	BFA	🇧🇫		0,819	1,573	26	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
27	Somalia	SOM	🇸🇴		0,647	1,243	28	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
28	Zanzibar	ZAN	🇹🇿		0,408	0,784	31	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
29	Sudan	SDN	🇸🇩		0,407	0,782	30	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
30	Ghana	GHA	🇬🇭		0,398	0,765	27	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
31	Equatorial Guinea	EQG	🇬🇶		0,286	0,549	32	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
32	Botswana	BOT	🇧🇼		0,175	0,336	29	-3	Africa Sub-Saharan
33	Uganda	UGA	🇺🇬		0,154	0,296	33	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
34	South Sudan	SSD	🇸🇸		0,118	0,227	35	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
35	Mauritius	MRI	🇲🇺		0,094	0,181	34	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
36	Sierra Leone	SLE	🇸🇱		0,070	0,134	36	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
37	Gabon	GAB	🇬🇦		0,063	0,121	37	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
38	Liberia	LBR	🇱🇷		0,062	0,119	38	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
39	Djibouti	DJI	🇩🇯		0,061	0,117	39	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
40	Madagascar	MAD	🇲🇬		0,043	0,083	40	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
41	Zimbabwe	ZIM	🇿🇼		0,034	0,065	41	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
42	Gambia	GAM	🇬🇲		0,033	0,063	42	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
43	Benin	BEN	🇧🇯		0,031	0,060	45	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
44	Lesotho	LES	🇱🇸		0,031	0,060	43	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
45	Togo	TOG	🇹🇬		0,030	0,058	44	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
46	Niger	NIG	🇳🇪		0,020	0,038	46	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
47	Seychelles	SEY	🇸🇨		0,014	0,027	47	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
48	Namibia	NAM	🇳🇦		0,012	0,023	48	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
49	Central African Republic	CTA	🇨🇫		0,012	0,023	49	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
50	Comoros	COM	🇰🇲		0,003	0,006	50	≡	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.

Continental Points versus International Rating

1. Continental Points Continental points reflect the Continental Rating of leagues or clubs, based on the clubs’ results in international matches. The Continental Rating for clubs is reflected in the ranking points calculated on a continental basis. Ranking points are calculated according to the ELO method. The Continental Rating for leagues is reflected in the ranking points calculated on a continental basis, however these points are derived from the values obtained by clubs. 2. International Rating A league or club’s International Rating, calculated based on the results of international matches, is used as a component in calculating global rankings. Value of International Rating for clubs is represented as the IC3 (Inter-Continental Club Coefficient). The IC3 is determined by their continental ranking points, taking into consideration the PIF (Power Index Federation) of the continent, as well as the AIF value. Club International Rating (IC3) = |Continental Points | PIF | AIF| PIF (Power Index Federation) is an indicator that reflects the strength of club football (soccer) on the continent. AIF value measures the extent of a club’s influence on key national teams. The IC3 is a crucial indicator for determining the KA Football Club Global Rating. Due to the added value of the AIF, sometimes the IC3 can be higher for a club with fewer Continental Rating points. Value of International Rating for leagues is calculated as combination of RPS and PIF. League International Rating = Continental Points_RPS x PIF RPS (Relative Point Score) is a value obtained by converting 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. This is what makes it possible to determine the KA Football Leagues Global Rating.

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the KA Club Ranking

1Q 2026 Performance ranking of African clubs, based on CAF club competitions – ELO method

March 22, 2026

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