FIFA has announced the soccer rankings for African nations, placing South Africa second, and Nigeria a surprising 10th. Morocco snatched first place from Bafana Bafana, while current holders of the African Cup of Nations, Egypt, are fourth. The full list of rankings is:
1 Morocco, 2 South Africa, 3 Tunisia, 4 Egypt, 5 Zambia, 6 Cote d’Ivoire, 7 Ghana, 8 Cameroon, 9 DR Congo, 10 Nigeria, 11 Angola, 12 Guinea, 13 Togo, 14 Zimbabwe 15 Algeria, 16 Mali, 17 Namibia, 18 Gabon, 19 Mozambiqiue, 20 Senegal, 21 Kenya, 22 Malawi, 23 Liberia, 24 Sierra Leone, 25 Congo, 26 Uganda, 27 Sudan, 28 Tanzania, 29 Benin, 30 Ethiopia, 31 Burundi, 32 Gambia, 33 Mauritius, 34 Niger, 35 Madagascar, 36 Mauritania, 37 Lesotho, 38 Swaziland, 39 Botswana, 40 Libya, 41 Guinea Bissau, 42 Cape Verde, 43 Rwanda, 44 Chad, 45 Seychelles, 46 Eritrea, 47 Djibouti, 48 Equatorial Guinea, 49 Sao Tome e Principe, 50 Somalia, 51 Central African Republic.