Men's national team · Confédération Africaine de Football
Zambia
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Zambia are 82nd of 211 ranked teams, in tier 5. The model is about 95% sure their true strength lies between 1383 and 1705. Ratings use the last 12 years of results and were updated on 2026-11-05.
Coming up: Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers.
Last 5 results
| 2026-09-29 | v Togo · African Cup of Nations qualification | 2–0 W |
| 2026-09-25 | v Algeria · African Cup of Nations qualification | 1–3 L |
| 2026-03-31 | v Argentina · Friendly | 0–5 L |
| 2025-12-29 | v Morocco · African Cup of Nations | 0–3 L |
| 2025-12-26 | v Comoros · African Cup of Nations | 0–0 D |
Next matches
| 11 Nov 2026 | Zambia v Burundi · Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Burundi v Zambia · Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Most-played opponents
| Zambia v Malawi | 76 meetings: 43–13–20 |
| Zambia v Zimbabwe | 57 meetings: 25–17–15 |
| Zambia v Kenya | 49 meetings: 24–6–19 |
| Zambia v Uganda | 43 meetings: 20–9–14 |
| Zambia v Tanzania | 36 meetings: 18–12–6 |
| Zambia v Congo DR | 30 meetings: 11–11–8 |
| Zambia v South Africa | 22 meetings: 10–4–8 |
| Zambia v Sudan | 22 meetings: 13–4–5 |
Every opponent (74)
- Algeria 5–3–9
- Angola 5–5–7
- Argentina 0–0–1
- Benin 0–3–2
- Botswana 13–3–4
- Brazil 0–0–1
- Burkina Faso 2–2–0
- Burundi 2–2–1
- Cabo Verde 1–1–1
- Cameroon 3–6–7
- Chad 2–2–0
- Chile 0–0–1
- China PR 0–1–0
- Comoros 4–2–0
- Congo 8–4–1
- Congo DR 11–11–8
- Côte d'Ivoire 7–1–4
- Cuba 1–0–1
- Cyprus 3–0–0
- Djibouti 2–0–0
- Ecuador 0–0–2
- Egypt 4–4–13
- Equatorial Guinea 1–1–1
- Eswatini 8–1–4
- Ethiopia 11–6–2
- Gabon 5–2–2
- Gambia 1–1–0
- Ghana 5–0–5
- Guinea 2–0–2
- Guinea-Bissau 1–1–2
- Honduras 0–0–1
- Hungary 0–0–1
- India 3–0–1
- IR Iran 0–0–1
- Iraq 0–0–1
- Israel 0–1–1
- Jamaica 1–1–1
- Japan 0–0–1
- Jordan 0–0–1
- Kenya 24–6–19
- Korea DPR 1–0–0
- Korea Republic 2–0–2
- Kuwait 0–0–2
- Lesotho 9–4–2
- Liberia 2–0–0
- Libya 2–3–2
- Madagascar 8–2–3
- Malawi 43–13–20
- Mali 2–3–1
- Mauritania 2–0–0
- Mauritius 7–2–0
- Morocco 6–2–13
- Mozambique 16–2–3
- Namibia 9–7–2
- Niger 1–2–2
- Nigeria 3–5–9
- Norway 0–1–0
- Oman 0–2–1
- Russia 0–0–2
- Rwanda 5–2–1
- Saudi Arabia 1–1–3
- Senegal 5–6–4
- Seychelles 3–1–0
- Sierra Leone 3–1–0
- Somalia 5–0–0
- South Africa 10–4–8
- Sudan 13–4–5
- Tanzania 18–12–6
- Togo 4–0–5
- Tunisia 3–3–9
- Uganda 20–9–14
- Yemen 1–1–0
- Zanzibar 7–1–0
- Zimbabwe 25–17–15
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