HabibaMahmoud2005/The-African-Game

An exploratory data analysis (EDA) project investigating match outcomes, tournament performance, and historical trends of African national football teams between 2010 and 2024. The African Game United by football. Driven by data. --- ## Overview An exploratory data analysis (EDA) project investigating match outcomes, tournament performance, and historical trends of African national football teams between 2010 and 2024. --- ## Dataset Overview - **Source File:** `African-Nations-results.csv` - **Volume:** 8,297 matches - **Date Range:** 2010-01-02 to 2024-01-11 - **Columns:** `date`, `home_team`, `away_team`, `home_score`, `away_score`, `tournament` - **Tournaments Included:** Friendly, FIFA World Cup / qualification, African Cup of Nations / qualification, African Nations Championship / qualification, COSAFA Cup, CECAFA Cup, Arab Cup / qualification, Nile Basin Tournament. --- ## Key Questions Addressed The analysis focuses on answering the following core questions: 1. **Top Performers & Scorers** - Which teams won the most matches? - Which teams scored the most goals? 2. **Tournament Dynamics** - Which tournaments had the highest scoring rates? 3. **Home Advantage** - How strong is the home advantage in African football? - *Analysis parts:* (a) Advantage of matches hosted in Africa vs. elsewhere, (b) Each team's own home vs. away win rate. 4. **Consistency & Ratings (Elo)** - Which nations are the most consistent performers? (measured via variance in result points or goal difference per year). - Rating trends utilizing Elo rating analysis. --- The African Game — Exploring football trends across the continent through data.