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Zambia

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Current Elo

1564

Rank #95

Matches played

795

since 1946-06-16

First international

4–0

vs Zimbabwe · 1946-06-16

Elo journey

Peak Elo

1799

1994

Best year

2012

+120 Elo

Worst year

2013

-120 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)

359-203-233

795 matches

Goals for / against

1237 / 854

Home record

184-95-54

Away record

175-108-179

Biggest win

11–2

vs Eswatini · 1978-02-05 · Friendly

Biggest loss

1–10

vs DR Congo · 1969-11-22 · Friendly

Highest-scoring match

11–2

vs Eswatini · 1978-02-05 · Friendly

Biggest upset win

4–3

vs Senegal · 2022-07-15

1535 Elo vs their 1838

Rivalry

41-16-19 in 76 matches · head to head

Nemesis

0-3-2 in 5 matches · head to head

Longest unbeaten run

14

2013-01-08 → 2013-08-14

Current unbeaten run

1

African Cup of Nations history

xCC total

1.21

Titles won

1

Luck diff (actual − expected)

-0.21

Best African Cup of Nations

0.14 xCC

1974 African Cup of Nations

0.06 xCC

Won by DR Congo

1978 African Cup of Nations

0.10 xCC

Won by Ghana

1982 African Cup of Nations

0.13 xCC

Won by Ghana

1986 African Cup of Nations

0.11 xCC

Won by Egypt

1990 African Cup of Nations

0.06 xCC

Won by Algeria

1992 African Cup of Nations

0.07 xCC

Won by Ivory Coast

1994 African Cup of Nations

0.14 xCC

Won by Nigeria

1996 African Cup of Nations

0.09 xCC

Won by South Africa

1998 African Cup of Nations

0.10 xCC

Won by Egypt

2000 African Cup of Nations

0.06 xCC

Won by Cameroon

2002 African Cup of Nations

0.03 xCC

Won by Cameroon

2006 African Cup of Nations

0.03 xCC

Won by Egypt

2008 African Cup of Nations

0.03 xCC

Won by Egypt

2010 African Cup of Nations

0.02 xCC

Won by Egypt

2012 African Cup of Nations

0.04 xCC

Won by Zambia

2013 African Cup of Nations

0.08 xCC

Won by Nigeria

2015 African Cup of Nations

0.05 xCC

Won by Ivory Coast

2023 African Cup of Nations

0.02 xCC

Won by Ivory Coast

2025 African Cup of Nations

<0.01 xCC

Won by Morocco