FIFA Africa rankings for May 2011

Ahram Online, Wednesday 18 May 2011

African Cup of Nations champions Egypt remain third among African teams, with Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire in top two places

Ghana
Ghanaia's national football team (Photo: AFP)

Monthly Africa football rankings released Wednesday by world governing body FIFA (Africa ranking, world ranking):

1. Ghana (15)

2. Ivory Coast (21)

3. Egypt (36)

4. South Africa (38)

5. Nigeria (39)   

6. Senegal (40)

7. Algeria (41)

8. Burkina Faso (44)

9. Cameroon (49)

10. Libya (58)

11. Gabon (59)

12. Tunisia (61)

13. Guinea (62)

14. Botswana (69)

15. Mali (70)

16. Malawi (72)

17. Morocco (73)

18. Cape Verde Islands (79)

19. Benin (80)

20. Uganda (84)

21. Zambia (89)

22. Mozambique (94)

23. Niger (99)

24. Gambia (103)

25. Sudan (104)

26. Angola (104)

27. Togo (109)

28. Central African Republic (113)

29. Tanzania (117)

30. Sierra Leone (118)

31. Congo (121)

32. Rwanda (122)

33. Kenya (123)

34. Democratic Republic of Congo (126)

35. Zimbabwe (126)

36. Ethiopia (128)

37. Guinea Bissau (136)

38. Madagascar (138)

39. Namibia (140)

40. Equatorial Guinea (142)

41. Chad (149)

42. Burundi (149)

43. Liberia (157)

44. Swaziland (159)

45. Lesotho (176)

46. Mauritania (180)

47. Eritrea (181)

48. Somalia (187)

49. Comoros Islands (188)

50. Mauritius (189)

51. Djibouti (192)

52. Seychelles (194)

Notes
- Sao Tome e Principe not included because of inactivity
- Next rankings scheduled for release on 29 June

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