| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 5 | Egypt | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 77 | 2.26 |
| 8 | Cameroon | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 60 | 2.14 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 59 | 2.11 |
| 11 | Ivory Coast | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 57 | 2.04 |
| 13 | Ghana | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 55 | 2.04 |
| 39 | Uganda | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 21 | 1.75 |
| 44 | Mali | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 41 | 1.71 |
| 51 | Gabon | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 32 | 1.68 |
| 55 | Senegal | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 25 | 1.67 |
| 56 | Libya | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 20 | 1.67 |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 33 | 1.65 |
| 59 | Tunisia | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 46 | 1.64 |
| 65 | Angola | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 35 | 1.52 |
| 67 | Algeria | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 38 | 1.52 |
| 68 | Congo DR | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 72 | Morocco | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 25 | 1.47 |
| 77 | Gambia | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 17 | 1.42 |
| 78 | Benin | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 34 | 1.42 |
| 82 | Zambia | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 88 | Tanzania | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 89 | Congo | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 91 | Guinea | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 29 | 1.32 |
| 102 | Togo | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 104 | South Africa | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 105 | Mozambique | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 106 | Sudan | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 109 | Cape Verde Islands | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 110 | Malawi | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 22 | 1.16 |
| 113 | Namibia | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 17 | 1.13 |
| 115 | Kenya | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 117 | Burundi | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 118 | Equatorial Guinea | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 120 | Rwanda | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 17 | 1.06 |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 126 | Botswana | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 128 | Madagascar | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 12 | 0.86 |
| 138 | Mauritania | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 139 | Swaziland | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 144 | Chad | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 149 | Niger | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 150 | Liberia | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 157 | Lesotho | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 25 | -20 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 158 | Seychelles | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 | -24 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 160 | Mauritius | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 27 | -21 | 3 | 0.25 |
| Teams that have played less than 10 games | ||||||||||||
| 167 | Eritrea | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 172 | Ethiopia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 177 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 180 | Djibouti | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 30 | -27 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 190 | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 197 | Comoros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 | 0.00 |
Table based on results over a period of exactly four years
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
