Continental Championships.

Afrika (CAF)

The first match for the African Nations Cup was played on February 10, 1957 between Egypt and Sudan; result: 2-1.
The first African Final was played on February 16, 1957: Egypt did win from Ethiopia with 4-0.
Till now (2010) the Championship has been organised 27 times.
The acting Champion of Africa is: Egypt.

Three countries did win the Championship more than twice:

• Egypt, 7 times
• Ghana, 4 times
• Cameroon, 4 times

Selection of Matches

For the computation of Rating Scores for the All-time African Ranking Table all matches for this continental championship are taken into account (final round matches as well as qualification matches).

Qualification matches for the African Nations Cup (2006, 2010) are also taken into account as qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup^TM 2006 resp. 2010.

Minimal number of matches for the computation of Rating Scores.

For the computation of reliable Rating Scores a specific minimum number of matches per country is requested.
For countries that played less than 10 matches for any All-time Ranking Table no Rating Score will be computed.
Results of those countries (number of matches, points etc.) will be presented at the bottom of the respective Ranking Table.
For more detailed information and explanation about the Ranking Tables please view: Ranking Tables Explained.

Presentation of former countries in the Ranking Tables.

The names of former countries like East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Soviet Union etc. are skipped from the presentation in any Ranking Table as soon as 6 years are passed since they played their last game.
For a more detailed explanation and for a complete listing of former countries please view: Selection of Data.

The above presented information is partly retrieved from the website of the RSSSF: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (Author: Karel Stokkermans).