3Q September 2026 CAF Ranking

the KA Leagues Ranking

3Q 2026 Performance ranking of African leagues, based on CAF club competitions – derived ELO method

September 19, 2026

	League (s)		Clubs	Clubs	Continental Pts	International Rating	ex pos.	diff. pos.	Zone/Region
1	Egypt	EGY	🇪🇬		50,895	65,156	1	≡	Africa North
2	Morocco	MAR	🇲🇦		40,576	51,946	2	≡	Africa North
3	South Africa	RSA	🇿🇦		35,568	45,535	3	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
4	Algeria	ALG	🇩🇿		27,257	34,895	4	≡	Africa North
5	Tunisia	TUN	🇹🇳		22,796	29,184	5	≡	Africa North
6	Rwanda	RWA	🇷🇼		21,052	26,951	8	+2	Africa Sub-Saharan
7	Tanzania	TAN	🇹🇿		20,483	26,223	6	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
8	Mali	MLI	🇲🇱		15,407	19,724	7	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
9	Angola	ANG	🇦🇴		12,290	15,734	12	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
10	Congo DR	COD	🇨🇩		10,017	12,824	9	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
11	Zambia	ZAM	🇿🇲		5,538	7,090	11	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
12	Côte d'Ivoire	CIV	🇨🇮		5,386	6,895	10	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
13	Libya	LBY	🇱🇾		4,709	6,029	15	+2	Africa North
14	Congo	CGO	🇨🇬		3,848	4,926	14	≡	Africa Sub-Saharan
15	Guinea	GUI	🇬🇳		3,769	4,825	13	-2	Africa Sub-Saharan
16	Kenya	KEN	🇰🇪		2,078	2,660	22	+6	Africa Sub-Saharan
17	South Sudan	SSD	🇸🇸		1,972	2,525	34	+17	Africa Sub-Saharan
18	Cameroon	CMR	🇨🇲		1,857	2,377	17	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
19	Nigeria	NGA	🇳🇬		1,854	2,374	18	-1	Africa Sub-Saharan
20	Ethiopia	ETH	🇪🇹		1,703	2,180	21	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
21	Mauritania	MTN	🇲🇷🇸🇩		1,668	2,135	16	-5	Africa Sub-Saharan
22	Uganda	UGA	🇺🇬		1,565	2,004	33	+11	Africa Sub-Saharan
23	Equatorial Guinea	EQG	🇬🇶		1,475	1,888	30	+7	Africa Sub-Saharan
24	Senegal	SEN	🇸🇳		1,216	1,557	27	+3	Africa Sub-Saharan
25	Togo	TOG	🇹🇬		1,184	1,516	44	+19	Africa Sub-Saharan
26	Mozambique	MOZ	🇲🇿		1,108	1,418	20	-6	Africa Sub-Saharan
27	Chad	CHA	🇹🇩		0,959	1,228	OFF	−	Africa Sub-Saharan
28	Sierra Leone	SLE	🇸🇱		0,940	1,203	36	+8	Africa Sub-Saharan
29	Namibia	NAM	🇳🇦		0,825	1,056	48	+19	Africa Sub-Saharan
30	Madagascar	MAD	🇲🇬		0,814	1,042	41	+11	Africa Sub-Saharan
31	Mauritius	MRI	🇲🇺		0,785	1,005	35	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
32	Zimbabwe	ZIM	🇿🇼		0,748	0,958	42	+10	Africa Sub-Saharan
33	Gambia	GAM	🇬🇲		0,623	0,798	43	+10	Africa Sub-Saharan
34	Guinea-Bissau	GNB	🇬🇼		0,597	0,764	OFF	−	Africa Sub-Saharan
35	Benin	BEN	🇧🇯		0,581	0,744	40	+5	Africa Sub-Saharan
36	Comoros	COM	🇰🇲		0,581	0,744	50	+14	Africa Sub-Saharan
37	Sudan	SDN	🇸🇩		0,566	0,725	29	-8	Africa Sub-Saharan
38	Malawi	MWI	🇲🇼		0,541	0,693	19	-19	Africa Sub-Saharan
39	Burkina Faso	BFA	🇧🇫		0,523	0,670	25	-14	Africa Sub-Saharan
40	Burundi	BDI	🇧🇮		0,485	0,621	24	-16	Africa Sub-Saharan
41	Lesotho	LES	🇱🇸		0,454	0,581	45	+4	Africa Sub-Saharan
42	Ghana	GHA	🇬🇭		0,446	0,571	31	-11	Africa Sub-Saharan
43	Gabon	GAB	🇬🇦		0,368	0,471	38	-5	Africa Sub-Saharan
44	Eswatini	SWZ	🇸🇿		0,331	0,424	23	-21	Africa Sub-Saharan
45	Niger	NIG	🇳🇪		0,249	0,319	46	+1	Africa Sub-Saharan
46	Djibouti	DJI	🇩🇯		0,192	0,246	37	-9	Africa Sub-Saharan
47	Botswana	BOT	🇧🇼		0,181	0,232	32	-15	Africa Sub-Saharan
48	Zanzibar	ZAN	🇹🇿		0,140	0,179	28	-20	Africa Sub-Saharan
49	Somalia	SOM	🇸🇴		0,124	0,159	26	-23	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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3Q 2026 Performance ranking of African clubs, based on CAF club competitions – ELO method

September 19, 2026

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