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Bafana Bafana have made huge strides on the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings released on Thursday, 23 October jumping 10 places.
South Africa moved from 67 to 57 following impressive performances in the CAF Orange Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2015 qualifiers.
In four matches, Bafana Bafana amassed eight points after wins over Sudan and Congo, as well as draws against Nigeria and Congo to propel them to the 57th spot.
“This is good news. It shows we are doing something right especially in such a short space of time. It is still early days though, there is a lot of work to be done and hopefully we will get even higher on the rankings.
“But I am happy there are some huge improvements. Now the challenge is to maintain the position and even better it,” said Bafana Bafana head coach Ephraim Shakes Mashaba.
World Champions Germany lead the pack in the world, followed by Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup runners up Argentina. Colombia, Belgium and Netherlands make the top five. Completing the top 10 are Brazil, France, Uruguay, Portugal and former 2010 World Champions Spain.
On the continent South Africa has moved two places from 14th to 12th just behind Guinea who are in 11th place. North Africans Algeria occupy the top spot, with Cote d’Ivoire in second place. Making up the top 10 are Tunisia, Cape Verde Islands, Ghana, Egypt, Cameroon, Senegal, Nigeria and Togo.
(find the list of the top 12 African countries below)
