Amavubi have moved up two places in the latest Coca Cola FIFA rankings that were released Wednesday. The wasps garnered 308 points to climb up to 108 on the Fifa ladder.

 Rwanda is the second highest ranked nation in the East African region after Uganda who dropped five places to 87. Sudan, who competed in the just ended 2012 Africa Nations Cup in Equatorial Guinea/Gabon, moved up nine places to 111 while Kenya dropped to 123. Amavubi’s opponents in the preliminary round of the 2013 Africa Nations Cup qualifiers dropped eleven places to 56.

 

The 2012 Nations Cup left its mark in the ranking, with new champions Zambia climbing to 43. This is the first time since February 2001 that the Chipolopolo have made it into the top 50. Losing finalists Ivory Coast remain Africa’s top ranked nation. The Elephants also moved up three places to 15 in the world rankings.In the top ten, Germany (2nd) and the Netherlands (3rd) switched places while Portugal and Italy also moved up one place to 6th and 8th respectively.

 

Spain is still the top ranked team in the world.

 Rnk     Team   Pts       +/- Pos

1          Spain   1566    0          Equal

2          Germany         1369    1          Up

3          Netherlands     1359    -1         Down

4          Uruguay          1317    0          Equal

5          England           1179    0          Equal

6          Portugal           1155    1          Up

7          Brazil   1152    -1         Down

8          Italy     1115    1          Up

9          Croatia            1101    -1         Down

10        Denmark         1090    1          Up

11        Argentina        1081    -1         Down

12        Chile    996      0          Equal

13        Russia  989      0          Equal

14        Greece 979      0          Equal

15        Côte d'Ivoire   967      3          Up

16        Switzerland     950      0          Equal

17        France 930      -2         Down

18        Sweden           924      -1         Down

19        Bosnia-Herzegovina    920      0          Equal

20        Republic of Ireland     893      3          Up

21        Mexico            882      0          Equal

22        Australia          832      -1         Down

23        Ghana  819      3          Up

24        Norway           793      0          Equal

25        Serbia  791      2          Up

25        Turkey 791      4          Up

27        Paraguay         781      0          Equal

27        Slovenia          781      -2         Down

29        Czech Republic           775      2          Up

30        Japan   762      -11       Down

 

AFRIKA

Rnk     Zon. Rnk         Team   Pts       +/- Pos

15        1          Côte d'Ivoire   967      3          Up

23        2          Ghana  819      3          Up

36        3          Algeria            684      -4         Down

43        4          Zambia            630      28        Up

44        5          Mali     625      25        Up

45        6          Gabon 617      46        Up

53        7          Libya   581      10        Up

56        8          Nigeria            573      -11       Down

56        9          Tunisia 573      3          Up

58        10        South Africa   559      -2         Down

61        11        Egypt  545      -25       Down

62        12        Morocco          543      -1         Down

64        13        Sierra Leone    533      -4         Down

65        14        Guinea 517      14        Up

66        15        Cameroon        502      -10       Down

68        16        Senegal            490      -25       Down

69        17        Cape Verde Islands    477      -11       Down

75        18        Burkina Faso   462      -9         Down

83        19        Angola            424      2          Up

87        20        Uganda           411      -5         Down

94        21        Togo    380      6          Up

98        22        Malawi            362      1          Up

99        23        Zimbabwe       348      3          Up

102      24        Mozambique   332      3          Up

104      25        Botswana        328      -10       Down

108      26        Rwanda           308      2          Up

110      27        Equatorial Guinea       305      41        Up

111      28        Niger   302      -13       Down

111      29        Sudan  302      9          Up

115      30        Gambia            292      3          Up

119      31        Congo DR       280      -3         Down

120      32        Namibia           271      2          Up

123      33        Kenya  267      -2         Down

125      34        Liberia 258      -2         Down

128      35        Central African Republic        251      0          Equal

130      36        Congo 245      1          Up

136      37        Benin   237      0          Equal

137      38        Ethiopia           230      -4         Down

139      39        Tanzania          224      -2         Down

141      40        Chad   207      1          Up

143      41        Burundi           199      -2         Down

158      42        Madagascar     135      2          Up

161      43        Lesotho           131      -8         Down

166      44        Guinea-Bissau 116      -4         Down

168      45        São Tomé e Príncipe   113      28        Up

179      46        Swaziland       83        1          Up

188      47        Comoros          55        -1         Down

189      48        Seychelles       53        -1         Down

190      49        Eritrea 45        -1         Down

191      50        Somalia           43        -1         Down

195      51        Mauritius         32        -1         Down

198      52        Djibouti           23        0          Equal

203      53        Mauritania       4          1          Up

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1.87     20        Uganda           411      -5         Down

2.108   26        Rwanda           308      2          Up

3.111   29        Sudan  302      9          Up

4.119   31        Congo DR       280      -3         Down

5.123   33        Kenya  267      -2         Down

 

6.137   38        Ethiopia           230      -4         Down

 

7.137   38        Ethiopia           230      -4         Down

8.139   39        Tanzania          224      -2         Down

9.143   41        Burundi           199      -2         Down