Eritrea
CAF. Played 75 since 26 Jun 1992: won 13, drawn 17, lost 45. Elo 1272, ranked 169 in the world; peak 1511 in 1994.
Latest results
- 2026-09-30LEritrea0–5South AfricaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Cairo8%
- 2026-09-26DKenya1–1EritreaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Nairobi15%
- 2026-03-31WEswatini1–2EritreaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Lobamba31%
- 2026-03-25WEritrea2–0EswatiniAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Meknes34%
- 2019-09-10LNamibia2–0EritreaFIFA World Cup qualification · Windhoek12%
- 2019-09-04LEritrea1–2NamibiaFIFA World Cup qualification · Asmara34%
- 2015-10-13LBotswana3–1EritreaFIFA World Cup qualification · Francistown13%
- 2015-10-10LEritrea0–2BotswanaFIFA World Cup qualification · Asmara39%
- 2013-12-05LRwanda1–0EritreaCECAFA Cup · Nakuru31%
- 2013-12-02LEritrea0–3UgandaCECAFA Cup · Machakos12%
Squad
*The following players were called up for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Kenya on 26 September and South Africa on 30 September 2026. *
- Players
- 26
- Average age
- 25.0
- Caps between them
- 71
- Most from one club
- FC Gießen (2)
Where they play
3 at home · 23 abroad in 12 other countries
- Eritrea 3
- Germany 6
- Sweden 3
- Australia 2
- Canada 2
- Norway 2
- United Arab Emirates 2
- Denmark 1
- Egypt 1
- Moldova 1
- Netherlands 1
- Philippines 1
- Uganda 1
Average club rating 1421 (ClubElo; 7 of 26 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Hammarby, ranked 252 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Yonathan SultanArabian Falcons(United Arab Emirates) | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Yoel KebreabGS United(Canada) | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Malik AbdurahmanAvesta AIK(Sweden) | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Mussie BerakyFC Gießen(Germany) | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jonas IdrisFremad Amager(Denmark) | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Jamal AliPreston Lions(Australia) | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Namrud EmbayeWürzburger Kickers(Germany) | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Hennos AsmelashMilsami Orhei(Moldova) | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Victor ForsKongsvinger(Norway) | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Yonatan SebhatuSD Raiders(Australia) | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Jozef MisignhaDe Graafschap U19(Netherlands) | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 5 | Nahom TadeseDenden | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Ablelom TeklezghiRed Sea | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | Tesfaldet TekieHammarby(Sweden) | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Yonael YonasMaroons(Uganda) | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Yoel YilmaTSV Wiesbaden(Germany) | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Nahom NetabayDegerfors(Sweden) | 32 | 4 | 1 |
| Joel GerezgiherFC Gießen(Germany) | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 7 | Filimon GerezgiherFortuna Düsseldorf(Germany) | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Ali SuliemanAl-Masry(Egypt) | 26 | 13 | 6 |
| 11 | Romel AbduDenden | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Fahmi IbrahimCebu(Philippines) | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Esrom YohannesFoothills(Canada) | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Maill LundgrenRanheim(Norway) | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Nobel GebrezgiISE(United Arab Emirates) | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Awed IssacFSV 1926 Fernwald(Germany) | 29 | 2 | 0 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Eritrea national football team (CC BY-SA); page last edited 17 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Rating over time
Head to head
Eritrea v Sudan: played 12, won 3, drawn 3, lost 6; goals 8–20. First met 26 Jun 1992, last 29 Nov 2013.
- 2013-11-29LSudan3–0EritreaCECAFA Cup · Machakos34%
- 2011-08-19LEritrea0–3SudanFriendly · Asmara39%
- 2007-12-03LSudan1–0EritreaFriendly · Omdurman14%
- 2007-11-30LSudan1–0EritreaFriendly · Omdurman14%
- 2007-05-26DEritrea1–1SudanFriendly · Asmara37%
- 2007-05-21WEritrea1–0SudanFriendly · Asmara34%
- 2003-11-16DEritrea0–0SudanFIFA World Cup qualification · Asmara43%
- 2003-10-11LSudan3–0EritreaFIFA World Cup qualification · Khartoum22%
- 2002-12-04WEritrea2–1SudanUpsetCECAFA Cup · Mwanza29%
- 2000-07-15WEritrea2–1SudanAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Asmara53%
- 2000-07-02LSudan5–1EritreaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Khartoum32%
- 1992-06-26DSudan1–1EritreaFriendly · Khartoum42%
Record by competition
| CECAFA Cup | 32 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Friendly | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Top scorers
- Tesfalem Tekle 1
- Abraham Tedros 1
- Henok Goitom 1
- Ali Sulieman 1
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.