AFRICAN FIFA RANKINGS
AFRICAN FIFA RANKINGS
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January 16
The African Top 10 remains unchanged in the first month of 2002 with mostly friendly matches being played.
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South Africa played no recognized matches and remain 2nd in Africa, gaining 3 World places to 31st.
Swaziland played no recognized matches and remain 32nd in Africa, 132nd World.
Namibia played no matches and remain 19th in Africa, 101st World.
Zimbabwe lost 3-0 to 75th-ranked Kuwait and beat 80th-ranked Qatar 2-0 in away matches; they climb one African spot to 11th and three World places to 65th.
Other notable changes:
Ethiopia (35, up 5 Africa, up 17 World) are the African Movers of the Month and achieve their highest ranking in two years after winning the Cecafa Cup
Burundi (30, up 3, up 12 World) are at their highest ranking in 11 months after tying 2-2 with Ethiopia in regulation time of the Cecafa Cup quarterfinals
Rwanda (32, up 3, up 11 World) are at their highest ranking in 11 months after reaching the Cecafa Cup semifinals
Mali (22, up 1, up 4 World) are at their highest ranking in 10 months following 1-1 home draws against Ghana and Zambia and 2-1 wins over Burkina Faso (at home) and Egypt (away)
Djibouti (49, up 2) achieve their highest ranking in over two years despite inactivity this month; they overtake Niger (50) and Seychelles (51), both of whom hit record lows after 18 months inactivity
Lesotho (34, down 4, down 8 World) are at their lowest ranking in 8 months following inactivity this month
Gambia (40, down 4, down 7 World) are at their lowest ranking in four months following inactivity since November 9
Guinea (23, down 1) hit a record low after losing 2-1 away to Morocco
Tanzania (39, down 2) and Sierra Leone (36, down 3) hit record lows following inactivity
World Country Pts
1
28 Tunisia 648
2
34 South Africa 626
3
36 Morocco 623
4
38 Cameroon 609
5
39 Nigeria 604
6
41 Egypt 602
7
44 Cote d' Ivoire 596
8
55 Angola 564
9
59 Ghana 551
10
63 Zambia 540
11
65 Senegal 539
12
68 Zimbabwe 533
13
69 Togo 522
14
72 Liberia 515
15
75 Algeria 510
16
76 Congo DR 509
17
78 Burkina Faso 502
18
94 Congo 454
19
101 Namibia 440
20
102 Gabon 438
21
103 Kenya 437
22
108 Guinea 413
23
112 Mali 391
24
116 Libya 384
25
118 Sudan 373
26
119 Uganda 369
27
120 Malawi 365
28
122 Madagascar 361
29
124 Mauritius 344
30
126 Lesotho 336
31
128 Mozambique 334
32
132 Swaziland 323
33
137 Sierra Leone 290
33
137 Burundi 290
35
143 Rwanda 255
36
147 Gambia 248
37
149 Tanzania 246
38
152 Benin 232
39
153 Botswana 230
40
155 Ethiopia 228
41
159 Cape Verde Islands 208
42
171 Eritrea 169
43
174 Guinea-Bissau 150
44
176 Chad 148
45
177 Mauritania 147
46
181 Central African Rep. 109
47
186 Sao Tome e Principe 100
48
190 Equatorial Guinea 78
49
191 Niger 72
50
192 Seychelles 69
51
193 Djibouti 68
52
197 Somalia 49
