{"id":15200,"date":"2016-04-08T03:24:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T03:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=15200"},"modified":"2016-04-08T15:40:46","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T15:40:46","slug":"fifa-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/fifa-rankings","title":{"rendered":"Algeria&#8217;s Fennecs Regain The Top Spot In Africa&#8217;s Latest Fifa Rankings\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The ranking\u00a0reflects the recent international games played for the\u00a0Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">The return of the giants<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"story-body\" class=\"story-body sp-story-body gel-body-copy\">\n<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">Algeria, whose coach Christian Gourcuff recently stepped down, are back to the number one spot in Africa after beating Ethiopia 7-1 and then drawing 3-3 with the Walias in Addis Ababa. They remain ranked at 33 in the world. Egypt, who&#8217;ve been rebuilding the squad after missing out on three African Cup of Nations in a row, climbed by nine places. Not only are they\u00a044th in the world but they are also back in Africa&#8217;s top five, right below Ivory Coast, Ghana and Senegal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15204\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/1264149-27274603-1600-900.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/1264149-27274603-1600-900.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/1264149-27274603-1600-900-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/1264149-27274603-1600-900-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.eurosport.com\/2014\/06\/22\/1264149-27274603-1600-900.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">Big surprises<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">Cape Verde, who conceded two losses against Morocco, fell to the 6th place. The team&#8217;s chances to qualify to the African Cup of Nations are now in jeopardy. Another big surprise is that of Nigeria. The Super Eagles, who are now coached by Samson Siasia following Sunday Oliseh&#8217;s resignation were held to a draw against Egypt in Kaduna, before losing 1-0 to the Pharaohs of Egypt in Alexandria. They are now ranked at the 67th place in the world and 14th in Africa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">The continent&#8217;s biggest climbers are Guinea-Bissau. They ended Kenya&#8217;s Afcon qualifying hopes with two victories, moving up 45 places to 102nd in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15205\" style=\"width: 708px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/ctinnf2w4aatg6q.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"708\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/ctinnf2w4aatg6q.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/ctinnf2w4aatg6q-85x52.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.eurosport.com\/2014\/06\/22\/1264149-27274603-1600-900.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"story-body\" class=\"story-body sp-story-body gel-body-copy\">\n<p><b>Top 10 African football teams according to Fifa&#8217;s rankings for April (world ranking in brackets):<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Algeria (33)<\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Ivory Coast (34)<\/p>\n<p><b>3. <\/b>Ghana 38)<\/p>\n<p><b>4. <\/b>Senegal (43)<\/p>\n<p><b>5. <\/b>Egypt (44)<\/p>\n<p><b>6. <\/b>Cape Verde (47)<\/p>\n<p><b>7.<\/b> Tunisia (47)<\/p>\n<p><b>8.<\/b> DR Congo (51)<\/p>\n<p><b>9. <\/b>Guinea 58)<\/p>\n<p><b>10.<\/b> Congo (59)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/rich-teams\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0World\u2019s 20 Richest Football Clubs. 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