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Eritreanational football team record

13
Wins
16
Draws
44
Defeats

73 matches, 1992 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1272, 163rd in the world

Eritrea have played 73 internationals since 1992: 13 wins, 16 draws and 44 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Sudan, with 12 meetings. Their biggest win is 3–1 against Somalia in the CECAFA Cup on 5 December 2009.

Eritrea's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All7313164453–12518%
Competitive6411143948–11317%
Friendlies92255–1222%
At home1757510–1429%
Away26242017–608%
Neutral venues30651926–5120%

Record against every opponent

Eritrea have played 23 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Sudan123368–202013
Rwanda100287–172013
Kenya92168–142026
Eswatini42204–12026
Tanzania40131–72009
Uganda41124–72013
Burundi30212–32007
Zimbabwe30030–72003
Angola1–6 (2007), 1–1 (2007)20112–72007
Botswana0–2 (2015), 1–3 (2015)20021–52015
Cameroon0–0 (1999), 0–1 (1999)20110–11999
Mali0–2 (2003), 0–1 (2003)20020–32003
Mozambique1–3 (1998), 1–0 (1999)21012–31999
Namibia1–2 (2019), 0–2 (2019)20021–42019
Nigeria0–0 (2000), 0–4 (2000)20110–42000
Seychelles0–1 (2002), 1–0 (2003)21011–12003
Somalia0–0 (2001), 3–1 (2009)21103–12009
Chad1–0 (1992)11001–01992
Djibouti3–2 (2007)11003–22007
Malawi2–3 (2012)10012–32012
Senegal2–6 (1999)10012–61999
South Africa0–5 (2026)10010–52026
Yemen1–4 (2007)10011–42007

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v SomaliaCECAFA Cup, 5 Dec 20093–1 for Eritrea
  2. v EswatiniAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 25 Mar 20262–0 for Eritrea
  3. v UgandaCECAFA Cup, 14 Dec 20073–2 for Eritrea
  4. v DjiboutiCECAFA Cup, 11 Dec 20073–2 for Eritrea
  5. at EswatiniAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 31 Mar 20262–1 for Eritrea

Heaviest defeats

  1. at AngolaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 25 Mar 20071–6 for Eritrea
  2. v South AfricaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 30 Sept 20260–5 for Eritrea
  3. at SenegalAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 18 Jul 19992–6 for Eritrea
  4. at SudanAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 2 Jul 20001–5 for Eritrea
  5. v TanzaniaCECAFA Cup, 8 Dec 20090–4 for Eritrea

Latest results

  1. v South AfricaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 30 Sept 20260–5 for Eritrea
  2. at KenyaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 26 Sept 20261–1 for Eritrea
  3. at EswatiniAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 31 Mar 20262–1 for Eritrea
  4. v EswatiniAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 25 Mar 20262–0 for Eritrea
  5. at NamibiaWorld Cup qualifying, 10 Sept 20190–2 for Eritrea
  6. v NamibiaWorld Cup qualifying, 4 Sept 20191–2 for Eritrea
  7. at BotswanaWorld Cup qualifying, 13 Oct 20151–3 for Eritrea
  8. v BotswanaWorld Cup qualifying, 10 Oct 20150–2 for Eritrea
  9. v RwandaCECAFA Cup, 5 Dec 20130–1 for Eritrea
  10. v UgandaCECAFA Cup, 2 Dec 20130–3 for Eritrea

Eritrea's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1992: 1509End of 1994: 1486End of 1998: 1458End of 1999: 1420End of 2000: 1416End of 2001: 1379End of 2002: 1364End of 2003: 1320End of 2005: 1299End of 2006: 1325End of 2007: 1356End of 2009: 1333End of 2011: 1304End of 2012: 1284End of 2013: 1250End of 2015: 1219End of 2019: 1197End of 2026: 1272
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1396, reached on 12 December 2001. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
CECAFA Cup30462026–51
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying24751218–42
World Cup qualifying100374–20
Friendly92255–12

Top scorers

  1. 1Abraham Tedros1
  2. 2Ali Sulieman1
  3. 3Henok Goitom1
  4. 4Tesfalem Tekle1

Counted from the 8 of 73 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Eritrea play their first international?

On 26 June 1992, a 1–1 draw against Sudan in a friendly.

What is Eritrea's biggest win?

3–1 against Somalia in the CECAFA Cup on 5 December 2009.

What is Eritrea's heaviest defeat?

1–6 against Angola in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on 25 March 2007.

Who have Eritrea played the most?

Sudan: 12 matches, with 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats for Eritrea.

What is Eritrea's longest winning run?

2 wins in a row, from 25 March 2026 to 31 March 2026.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.