New African Champions, the Super Eagles of Nigeria, moved up a massive 22 places from 52nd to 30th spot in the latest rankings released Thursday by the world football governing body, FIFA.
Last Updated 14 Feb 2013
Next Release 14 Mar 2013
Feb 2013
Rank: World Afica Team Pts
12 - 1 Côte d'Ivoire 999
19 - 2 Ghana 865
25 - 3 Mali 813
30 - 4 Nigeria 747
34 - 5 Algeria 725
42 - 6 Tunisia 612
47 - 7 Zambia 591
51 - 8 Central African Republic 581
55 - 9 Burkina Faso 571
60 - 10 South Africa 525
61 - 11 Sierra Leone 517
62 - 12 Libya 514
63 - 13 Cape Verde Islands 512
67 - 14 Togo 494
70 - 15 Egypt 490
73 - 16 Guinea 482
74 - 17 Morocco 481
75 - 18 Gabon 478
79 - 19 Cameroon 464
82 - 20 Senegal 426
84 - 21 Uganda 424
86 - 22 Congo DR 400
91 - 23 Congo 388
93 - 24 Benin 384
94 - 25 Angola 381
97 - 26 Niger 374
100 - 27 Zimbabwe 359
104 - 28 Sudan 343
107 - 29 Equatorial Guinea 335
112 - 30 Mozambique 310
113 - 31 Malawi 304
114 - 32 Ethiopia 303
115 - 33 Burundi 301
119 - 34 Liberia 280
123 - 35 Namibia 268
126 - 36 Kenya 264
127 - 37 Tanzania 258
128 - 38 Botswana 254
130 - 39 Rwanda 246
135 - 40 São Tomé e Príncipe 232
140 - 41 Chad 221
145 - 42 Gambia 187
162 - 43 Lesotho 121
168 - 44 Mauritania 94
176 - 45 Guinea-Bissau 66
180 - 46 Swaziland 63
181 - 47 Madagascar 55
187 - 48 Mauritius 48
191 - 49 Comoros 38
197 - 50 Eritrea 24
197 - 51 Seychelles 24
200 - 52 South Sudan 20
203 - 53 Somalia 14
204 - 54 Djibouti 11