2Q June 2026 CAF Ranking

the KA Leagues Ranking

2Q 2026 Performance ranking of African leagues, based on CAF club competitions – derived ELO method

June 1, 2026

	League (s)		Clubs	Clubs	Continental Pts	International Rating	ex pos.	diff. pos.	Zone/Region
1	Egypt	EGY	🇪🇬		52,950	107,436	1	≡	Africa North
2	Morocco	MAR	🇲🇦		42,531	86,296	2	≡	Africa North
3	South Africa	RSA	🇿🇦		39,413	79,969	3	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
4	Algeria	ALG	🇩🇿		26,729	54,233	5	+1	Africa North
5	Tunisia	TUN	🇹🇳		24,817	50,354	4	-1	Africa North
6	Tanzania	TAN	🇹🇿		19,451	39,466	6	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
7	Mali	MLI	🇲🇱		17,775	36,066	7	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
8	Rwanda	RWA	🇷🇼		14,219	28,850	8	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
9	Congo DR	COD	🇨🇩		11,376	23,082	9	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
10	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	🇨🇮		6,982	14,167	10	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
11	Zambia	ZAM	🇿🇲		6,008	12,190	11	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
12	Angola	ANG	🇦🇴		5,717	11,600	12	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
13	Guinea	GUI	🇬🇳		4,177	8,475	13	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
14	Congo	CGO	🇨🇬		3,355	6,807	14	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
15	Libya	LBY	🇱🇾		2,708	5,495	15	≡	Africa North
16	Mauritania	MTN	🇲🇷🇸🇩		1,783	3,618	16	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
17	Cameroon	CMR	🇨🇲		1,040	2,110	17	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
18	Nigeria	NGA	🇳🇬		1,015	2,059	19	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
19	Malawi	MWI	🇲🇼		0,923	1,873	18	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
20	Mozambique	MOZ	🇲🇿		0,813	1,650	20	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
21	Ethiopia	ETH	🇪🇹		0,804	1,631	21	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
22	Kenya	KEN	🇰🇪		0,779	1,581	24	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
23	Eswatini	SWZ	🇸🇿		0,694	1,408	22	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
24	Burundi	BDI	🇧🇮		0,691	1,402	23	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
25	Burkina Faso	BFA	🇧🇫		0,497	1,008	26	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
26	Somalia	SOM	🇸🇴		0,459	0,931	27	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
27	Senegal	SEN	🇸🇳		0,370	0,751	25	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
28	Zanzibar	ZAN	🇹🇿		0,292	0,592	28	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
29	Sudan	SDN	🇸🇩		0,270	0,548	29	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
30	Equatorial Guinea	EQG	🇬🇶		0,153	0,310	31	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
31	Ghana	GHA	🇬🇭		0,150	0,304	30	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
32	Botswana	BOT	🇧🇼		0,081	0,164	32	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
33	Uganda	UGA	🇺🇬		0,070	0,142	33	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
34	South Sudan	SSD	🇸🇸		0,046	0,093	34	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
35	Mauritius	MRI	🇲🇺		0,025	0,051	35	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
36	Sierra Leone	SLE	🇸🇱		0,018	0,037	36	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
37	Djibouti	DJI	🇩🇯		0,017	0,035	39	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
38	Gabon	GAB	🇬🇦		0,016	0,032	37	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
39	Liberia	LBR	🇱🇷		0,016	0,032	38	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
40	Benin	BEN	🇧🇯		0,014	0,028	43	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
41	Madagascar	MAD	🇲🇬		0,011	0,022	40	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
42	Zimbabwe	ZIM	🇿🇼		0,009	0,018	41	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
43	Gambia	GAM	🇬🇲		0,008	0,016	42	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
44	Togo	TOG	🇹🇬		0,008	0,016	45	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
45	Lesotho	LES	🇱🇸		0,008	0,016	44	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
46	Niger	NIG	🇳🇪		0,005	0,010	46	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
47	Seychelles	SEY	🇸🇨		0,004	0,008	47	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
48	Namibia	NAM	🇳🇦		0,003	0,006	48	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
49	Central African Republic	CTA	🇨🇫		0,003	0,006	49	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
50	Comoros	COM	🇰🇲		0,001	0,002	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

2Q 2026 Performance ranking of African clubs, based on CAF club competitions – ELO method

June 1, 2026

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