List of first international of African national teams

The list below show the first international of the African national football teams of both FIFA and CAF associate members who are still not members of FIFA.

FIFA recognised first internationals

International matches stated below are according to the FIFA official records since January 1872.^[1]
The matches listed below shouldn't always be the first international matches kept in the national football associations records, as FIFA keeps records for countries after being affiliated.
First international match is for those teams stated first.

Algeria v Bulgaria

1963-01-06

Algeria	2 – 1	Bulgaria
Zitouni 72' Meziani 80'	(Report)	N/A

Stade 20 Août 1955, Algiers
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Angola v Zambia

1980-11-01

Angola	0 – 0	Zambia
	No Official Report Available

Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Benin v Nigeria

1963-01-27

Benin	1 – 1	Nigeria
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Botswana v Malawi

1981-04-18

Botswana	2 – 5	Malawi
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Rufaro Stadium, Salisbury
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) v Gabon

1963-11-04

Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)	0 – 4	Gabon
	No Official Report Available	N/A

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Burundi v Somalia

1975-10-08

Burundi	2 – 0	Somalia
N/A	No Official Report Available

Mogadiscio Stadium, Mogadiscio
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Cameroon v Nigeria

1962-08-12

Cameroon	1 – 3	Nigeria
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Onikan Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Cape Verde v Senegal

1987-02-25

Cape Verde	0 – 2	Senegal
	No Official Report Available	N/A

Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

1973-09-16

Central African Republic	4 – 2	Ivory Coast
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Barthelemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Chad v Benin

1963-04-11

Chad	2 – 6	Benin
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Comoros v Yemen

2006-12-14

Comoros	0 – 2	Yemen
	No Official Report Available	N/A

Althawra Sports City Stadium, San'a'
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Congo v Tunisia

1963-04-13

Congo	0 – 2	Tunisia
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

DR Congo v Ghana

1965-11-12

DR Congo	2 – 5	Ghana
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Stade Ahmed Bsiri, Bizerte
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Ivory Coast v Tunisia

1963-04-11

Ivory Coast	1 – 3	Tunisia
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Djibouti v Kenya

1994-11-28

Djibouti	1 – 4	Kenya
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Egypt v Italy

1920-08-28
12:00

Egypt	1 – 2	Italy
Zaki OSMAN 30'	(Report)	Adolfo BALONCIERI 25' Guglielmo BREZZI 57'

Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Paul Putz (Belgium)

Equatorial Guinea v Cameroon

1986-12-09

Equatorial Guinea	0 – 2	Cameroon
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Estadio Internacional, Malabo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Eritrea v Mozambique

1998-10-04

Eritrea	1 – 3	Mozambique
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Ethiopia v Egypt

1956-07-11

Ethiopia	1 – 4	Egypt
N/A	(Report)	N/A

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Gabon v Upper Volta

1963-04-11

Gabon	4 – 0	Upper Volta
N/A	No Official Reports Available

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Gambia v Sierra Leone

1963-04-11

Gambia	1 – 2	Sierra Leone
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Reckrie stadium, Freetown
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Ghana v Nigeria

1963-04-11

Ghana	5 – 2	Nigeria
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Kaneshie Complex, Accra
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Guinea v East Germany

1962-12-16

Guinea	2 – 3	East Germany
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Guinea-Bissau v Gambia

1986-02-02

Guinea-Bissau	0 – 3	Gambia
	No Official Report Available	N/A

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Kenya v Sudan

1965-04-07

Kenya	2 – 4	Sudan
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Lesotho v Malawi

1970-08-08

Lesotho	2 – 1	Malawi
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Liberia v Madagascar=

1963-04-11

Liberia	3 – 1	Madagascar=
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Libya v Lebanon

1964-11-15

Libya	2 – 1	Lebanon
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Madagascar v Liberia

1963-04-11

Madagascar	1 – 3	Liberia
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

1967-11-12

Malawi [[File:{{{flag alias-1964}}}\|23x15px\|border \|alt=\|link=]]	0 – 1	Rhodesia
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Rufaro Stadium, Salisbury
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Mali v East Germany

1962-12-09

Mali	1 – 2	East Germany
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Modibo Keita, Bamako
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Mauritania v Guinea

1972-01-01

Mauritania	0 – 14	Guinea
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Mauritius v Tanganyika

1967-08-02

Mauritius	0 – 1	Tanganyika
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

National Stadium, Dar-es-Salaam
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Morocco v Yugoslavia

1960-01-01

Morocco	0 – 5	Yugoslavia
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Mozambique v Zimbabwe

1980-04-20

Mozambique	0 – 6	Zimbabwe
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Rufaro Stadium, Salisbury
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Namibia v Lesotho

1992-08-01

Namibia	0 – 2	Lesotho
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Niger v Nigeria

1963-04-11

Niger	0 – 1	Nigeria
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Nigeria v Ghana

1959-11-21

Nigeria	2 – 5	Ghana
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Kaneshie Complex, Accra
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Rwanda v Burundi

1976-06-29

Rwanda	2 – 6	Burundi
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

São Tomé and Príncipe v Angola

1978-07-27

São Tomé and Príncipe	1 – 1	Angola
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Senegal v Nigeria

1963-02-27

Senegal	0 – 4	Nigeria
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Kaneshie Complex, Accra
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Seychelles v Mauritius

1986-08-31

Seychelles	1 – 2	Mauritius
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

People's Stadium (Seychelles), Roche Caiman
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Sierra Leone v Nigeria

1967-10-14

Sierra Leone	1 – 1	Nigeria
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Reckrie stadium, Freetown
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Somalia v Ethiopia

1969-01-05

Somalia	0 – 7	Ethiopia
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

South Africa v Australia

1947-05-10

South Africa	2 – 1	Australia
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Sudan v Egypt

1957-02-10

Sudan	1 – 2	Egypt
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Swaziland v Zambia

1981-04-18

Swaziland	1 – 6	Zambia
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Tanzania v Madagascar

1964-12-01

Tanzania	1 – 5	Madagascar
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Togo v Nigeria

1964-12-27

Togo	2 – 1	Nigeria
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Onikan Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Tunisia v Malta

1959-03-08

Tunisia	0 – 0	Malta
	No Official Reports Available

Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Uganda v United Arab Republic

1962-01-18

Uganda	1 – 2	United Arab Republic
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Zambia v Madagascar

1966-07-05

Zambia	3 – 0	Madagascar
N/A	No Official Reports Available

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Zimbabwe (as Rhodesia) v Malawi

1967-11-12

Zimbabwe (as Rhodesia)	1 – 0	Malawi
N/A	No Official Reports Available

Rufaro Stadium, Salisbury
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Local associations recognised first internationals

International matches stated below are not recognized by the FIFA as the national associations were not affiliated by the time of the match.^[2]
Official records for theses matches are kept and recognized by the local football associations.
First international match is for those teams stated first.

Tunisia v Algeria

1957-06-25

Tunisia	1 – 2	Algeria
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Angola v Cuba

1977-06-01

Angola	1 – 0	Cuba
N/A	No Official Report Available

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Dahomey v Nigeria

1963-01-27

Dahomey	1 – 0	Nigeria
N/A	No Official Report Available

Stade Municipale, Porto Novo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Botswana v Malawi

1968-07-13

Botswana	1 – 8	Malawi
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Upper Volta v Gabon

1960-04-13

Upper Volta	5 – 4	Gabon
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Burundi v Tanzania

1971-12-05

Burundi	1 – 4	Tanzania
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

National Stadium (Tanzania), Dar es Salaam
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Cameroon v Djibouti

1960-04-13

Cameroon	9 – 2	Djibouti
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Cape Verde v Guinea-Bissau

1979-01-07

Cape Verde	0 – 3	Guinea-Bissau
	No Official Report Available	N/A

Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Central African Republic v Mali

1960-04-13

Central African Republic	3 – 4	Mali
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Chad ¹ v Dahomey

1963-04-11

Chad ¹	2 – 6	Dahomey
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Comoros v Mauritius

1979-08-26

Comoros	0 – 3	Mauritius
	No Official Report Available	N/A

Stade Jean Ivoula, Saint Denis
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Congo v Réunion

1960-04-13

Congo	4 – 1	Réunion
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

DR Congo v Mauritania

1963-04-11

DR Congo	6 – 0	Mauritania
N/A	No Official Report Available

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Ivory Coast v Dahomey

1960-04-13

Ivory Coast	3 – 2	Dahomey
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Djibouti v Ethiopia

1947-12-05

Djibouti	0 – 6	Ethiopia
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade du Ville, Djibouti
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Egypt v Belgium

1920-08-28
12:00

Egypt	4 – 2	Belgium
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Equatorial Guinea v China PR

1975-05-23

Equatorial Guinea	2 – 6	China PR
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Eritrea v Sudan

1992-06-26

Eritrea	1 – 1	Sudan
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Ethiopia v Djibouti

1947-05-15

Ethiopia	5 – 0	Djibouti
N/A	No Official Reports Available

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Gabon v Upper Volta

1960-04-10

Gabon	4 – 5	Upper Volta
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Gambia v Senegal

1962-12-05

Gambia	3 – 2	Senegal
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Box Bar Stadium, Banjul
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Gold Coast v Nigeria

1950-05-28

Gold Coast	1 – 0	Nigeria
N/A	No Official Reports Available

Kaneshie Complex, Accra
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Guinea v Nigeria

1960-10-02

Guinea	1 – 4	Nigeria
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Onikan Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Guinea-Bissau v Mali

1976-01-15

Guinea-Bissau	2 – 2	Mali
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Box Bar Stadium, Banjul
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Kenya v Uganda

1926-05-01

Kenya	1 – 1	Uganda
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Mombasa Sports Club Ground, Mombasa
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Lesotho v Malawi

1970-08-08

Lesotho	2 – 1	Malawi
N/A	No Official Report Available	N/A

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Liberia ¹ v Madagascar

1963-04-11

Liberia ¹	3 – 1	Madagascar
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Libya v Egypt

1953-07-29

Libya	2 – 10	Egypt
Ali Zantouny pen.' N/A	No Official Reports Available	Mohammad Diab Al Attar Sayed Al Dhizoui Sherif El Far Ahmad Mekawi Awudh

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Madagascar v Mauritius

1947

Madagascar	1 – 2	Mauritius
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Malawi v Ghana

1962-10-15

Malawi	0 – 12	Ghana
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Mali v Central African Republic

1960-04-13

Mali	4 – 3	Central African Republic
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Mauritania v DR Congo

1972-01-01

Mauritania	0 – 1	DR Congo
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Mauritius v Réunion

1947

Mauritius	2 – 1	Réunion
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Morocco v France B

1928-12-22

Morocco	1 – 2	France B
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Municipal, Kenitra
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Mozambique v Tanzania

1977-12-20

Mozambique	1 – 2	Tanzania
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Estádio da Machava, Maputo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Namibia v Angola

1989-05-16

Namibia	0 – 1	Angola
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Oscar Norich Stadium, Tsumeb
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Niger ¹ v Nigeria

1963-04-11

Niger ¹	0 – 1	Nigeria
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Nigeria v Ghana

1950-05-28

Nigeria	0 – 1	Ghana
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Kaneshie Complex, Accra
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Réunion ^† v Mauritius

1947

Réunion ^†	1 – 2	Mauritius
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Rwanda ¹ v Burundi

1976-06-29

Rwanda ¹	2 – 6	Burundi
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

São Tomé and Príncipe v Chad

1976-06-29

São Tomé and Príncipe	0 – 5	Chad
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Senegal v Dahomey

1961-12-31

Senegal	3 – 4	Dahomey
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Municipal d'Abidjan, Abidjan
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Seychelles v Réunion

1974-03-13

Seychelles	0 – 2	Réunion
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Théophile Hoarau, Saint Louis
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Sierra Leone v Nigeria

1949-08-10

Sierra Leone	0 – 2	Nigeria
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Reckrie stadium, Freetown
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Somalia v North Korea

1963-11-12

Somalia	0 – 14	North Korea
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Netherlands v South Africa

1924-11-02

Netherlands	2 – 1	South Africa
Wim Volkers 9' Jan de Natris 19'	No Official Reports Available	20' John Murray

Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

Sudan v Ethiopia

1956-11-16

Sudan	1 – 2	Ethiopia
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Swaziland v Malawi

1968-05-01

Swaziland	2 – 0	Malawi
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Tanganyika v Uganda

1945

Tanganyika	0 – 7	Uganda
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

French Togoland v Gold Coast

1956-10-13

French Togoland	1 – 1	Gold Coast
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Agoè Nyivé, Lomé
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Tunisia v France B

1928

Tunisia	2 – 3	France B
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Stade Municipal de Gabès, Gabès
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Uganda v Kenya

1926-05-01

Uganda	1 – 1	Kenya
N/A	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Thika Municipal Stadium, Thika
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

1946

Northern Rhodesia	4 – 0	Southern Rhodesia
N/A	No Official Reports Available

Unknown Venue
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Zanzibar^‡ v Kenya

1952

Zanzibar^‡	0 – 6	Kenya
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

Southern Rhodesia v England XI

1939-06-26

Southern Rhodesia	0 – 4	England XI
	No Official Reports Available	N/A

Ascot Stadium, Gwelo
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A

1:Match approved by FIFA to be first international.
†:CAF associate member, Non-FIFA member.
‡:CAF associate member, Non-FIFA member, Nouvelle Fédération Board member.

References

↑ "FIFA Statistics". FIFA. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
↑ "List of Full Internationals of National Teams". RSSSF. 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

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