Crankshaw Sports Stats


2015 African Cup of Nations Qualification Ratings

Ratings based on 2015 African Cup of Nations Qualification

Field Strength = 97.50

COUNTRYMPGFGAINITOPPFIN
Senegal681101.1798.4499.61
Cameroon691101.3397.9999.32
Tunisia662100.6798.4499.11
Algeria6114101.1797.6898.85
South Africa693101.0097.7898.78
Ghana6117100.6797.8298.49
Guinea6108100.3398.1098.43
Congo-Kinshasa6109100.1798.2598.42
Gabon694100.8397.5198.34
Zambia662100.6797.5198.18
Rwanda452100.7597.4298.17
Burkina Faso684100.6797.5098.17
Egypt65699.8398.2998.12
Ivory Coast61311100.3397.7798.10
Congo-Brazzaville10119100.2097.8898.08
Mali686100.3397.7498.07
Nigeria697100.3397.7198.04
Cape Verde696100.5097.5498.04
Madagascar222100.0098.0098.00
Angola655100.0097.5797.57
Togo671299.1798.3897.55
Benin451101.0096.5497.54
Uganda1097100.2097.2197.41
Botswana1051299.3098.1097.40
Chad233100.0097.3597.35
Guinea-Bissau444100.0097.2997.29
Equatorial Guinea231101.0096.2797.27
Malawi1091399.6097.6797.27
Tanzania466100.0097.2397.23
Ethiopia671299.1798.0497.21
Mozambique10137100.6096.5797.17
Lesotho1061399.3097.8297.12
Burundi20199.5097.5497.04
Sudan631198.6798.2396.90
Comoros21299.5097.3896.88
Swaziland21299.5097.1996.69
Zimbabwe22399.5097.1796.67
Niger641198.8397.7796.60
Sierra Leone971599.1197.4696.57
Mauritania64699.6796.8496.51
Kenya422100.0096.2296.22
Namibia21399.0097.0596.05
Central African Rep21399.0096.9895.98
Liberia21299.5096.3095.80
Libya20398.5097.2495.74
Sao Tome & Principe20498.0097.5895.58
Mauritius20398.5096.2794.77
South Sudan20597.5097.1494.64


Methodology for predictor ratings developed in SAS. Methodology is as follows:

               i. Calculate an intial rating: (GF-GA)/MP +100 for every team
               ii. Calculate the mean intial ratings for all opponents as intial
                   strength of schedule.
               iii. Adjust initial rating of every team by initial strength of schedule.
               iv. Iterate through steps ii. and iii. until convergence or ten 
                   iterations (which ever comes first) to calculate final strength of schedule (variable OPP above).
               v. Adjust initial rating by final strength of schedule (using formula: Rating = Initial Rating + [Final Strength of Schedule - 100])

A Rating system for International and Club Football Teams