AFRICA'S TOP 10: Major hierarchy shift in latest FIFA rankings

There has been a major shift in Africa's football hierarchy following the latest world rankings released by FIFA. 

Morocco maintained their spot as the best team on the continent with a ranking of 14th in the world, while Senegal maintained their status as the second-strongest team on the continent despite dropping two places in their overall position. 

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Just behind the pair are Egypt, who climbed a whopping five places, along with Ivory Coast and Tunisia, who also catapulted themselves higher up the African standing. 

Cameroon, meanwhile, dropped two positions, while Mali slipped from 53rd in the world to 54th. 

South Africa is another nation to have dropped, moving two spots down in the overall ranking, seeing them move down from 10th spot to 11th on the continent. 

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The newly-released rankings comes after the CAF nations competed in a round of qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations over the course of the September international break. 

Here is how Africa's top 10 now shapes up:

1. Morocco (world ranking: 14)  

2. Senegal (21)

3. Egypt (31) 

4. Ivory Coast (33) 

5. Tunisia (36)

6. Nigeria (39)

7. Algeria (41)

8. Cameroon (53)

9. Mali (54)

10. Democratic Republic of Congo (38) 

Bafana Bafana now lie just outside the top 10, putting them at 59th in the world. 

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