NEW - IFFHS RANKING CAF COUNTRIES ON AVERAGE ATTENDANCES
Ranking Countries on Average Attendances in World Cup Qualifiers
· more than 8500 world cup qualifiers have been played until March 31, 2022
· average for each country based on attendances of matches they featured in
· 67 matches have no documented attendance yet and were not considered
· no distinction between home, neutral ground or away match classification
· countries are assigned to their current confederation, even if they switched before
· historical aggregations:
o UAR + Egypt Egypt
o Zaire + Congo DR Congo DR
o Netherland Antilles + Curacao Curacao
o Rhodesia + Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
o Dahomey + Benin Benin
o Upper Volta + Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
| CAF | CCODE | Country | attendance (total) | matches | attendance (avg) |
| 1 | EGY | Egypt | 3 501 973 | 99 | 35 373 |
| 2 | COD | DR Congo | 2 869 541 | 83 | 34 573 |
| 3 | CMR | Cameroon | 3 098 325 | 94 | 32 961 |
| 4 | NGA | Nigeria | 3 480 900 | 111 | 31 359 |
| 5 | ALG | Algeria | 2 948 299 | 97 | 30 395 |
| 6 | SEN | Senegal | 1 995 956 | 70 | 28 514 |
| 7 | ZIM | Zimbabwe | 2 004 384 | 71 | 28 231 |
| 8 | GHA | Ghana | 2 480 637 | 88 | 28 189 |
| 9 | ANG | Angola | 1 795 156 | 64 | 28 049 |
| 10 | MAR | Morocco | 3 195 134 | 114 | 28 027 |
| 11 | RSA | South Africa | 1 588 268 | 57 | 27 864 |
| 12 | ZAM | Zambia | 2 716 113 | 100 | 27 161 |
| 13 | TUN | Tunisia | 3 012 323 | 111 | 27 138 |
| 14 | GAB | Gabon | 1 553 538 | 63 | 24 659 |
| 15 | MLI | Mali | 1 139 481 | 48 | 23 739 |
| 16 | KEN | Kenya | 1 637 298 | 70 | 23 390 |
| 17 | CIV | Ivory Coast | 1 978 413 | 85 | 23 275 |
| 18 | LBR | Liberia | 1 520 899 | 66 | 23 044 |
| 19 | LBY | Libya | 1 309 860 | 57 | 22 980 |
| 20 | MWI | Malawi | 1 461 500 | 66 | 22 144 |
| 21 | SUD | Sudan | 1 117 805 | 51 | 21 918 |
| 22 | UGA | Uganda | 993 870 | 46 | 21 606 |
| 23 | SLE | Sierra Leone | 966 396 | 46 | 21 009 |
| 24 | CGO | Congo | 1 406 759 | 68 | 20 688 |
| 25 | TAN | Tanzania | 892 666 | 44 | 20 288 |
| 26 | BFA | Burkina Faso | 1 257 383 | 65 | 19 344 |
| 27 | CHA | Chad | 345 964 | 18 | 19 220 |
| 28 | TOG | Togo | 1 337 064 | 70 | 19 101 |
| 29 | GUI | Guinea | 1 499 027 | 82 | 18 281 |
| 30 | MRI | Mauritius | 352 173 | 20 | 17 609 |
| 31 | MAD | Madagascar | 731 803 | 42 | 17 424 |
| 32 | BEN | Benin | 831 989 | 50 | 16 640 |
| 33 | BDI | Burundi | 364 806 | 22 | 16 582 |
| 34 | GAM | Gambia | 425 149 | 26 | 16 352 |
| 35 | STP | São Tomé and Príncipe | 162 890 | 10 | 16 289 |
| 36 | MOZ | Mozambique | 681 776 | 42 | 16 233 |
| 37 | RWA | Rwanda | 700 497 | 45 | 15 567 |
| 38 | ERI | Eritrea | 155 374 | 10 | 15 537 |
| 39 | BOT | Botswana | 545 941 | 36 | 15 165 |
| 40 | ETH | Ethiopia | 772 193 | 51 | 15 141 |
| 41 | LES | Lesotho | 358 558 | 25 | 14 342 |
| 42 | SOM | Somalia | 183 447 | 13 | 14 111 |
| 43 | SDN | Sudan | 204 911 | 16 | 12 807 |
| 44 | NIG | Niger | 427 544 | 35 | 12 216 |
| 45 | CPV | Cape Verde | 469 230 | 40 | 11 731 |
| 46 | NAM | Namibia | 596 686 | 51 | 11 700 |
| 47 | SWZ | Eswatini | 225 694 | 20 | 11 285 |
| 48 | CTA | Central African Republic | 173 141 | 16 | 10 821 |
| 49 | EQG | Equatorial Guinea | 298 900 | 28 | 10 675 |
| 50 | GNB | Guinea-Bissau | 200 851 | 20 | 10 043 |
| 51 | DJI | Djibouti | 164 236 | 21 | 7 821 |
| 52 | COM | Comoros | 77 124 | 10 | 7 712 |
| 53 | MTN | Mauritania | 171 395 | 24 | 7 141 |
| 54 | SSD | South Sudan | 27 700 | 4 | 6 925 |
| 55 | SEY | Seychelles | 106 680 | 16 | 6 668 |