BAFANA Bafana are the highest ranked team in African football according to Fifa world rankings released after the African Nations Cup. Bafana are ranked 21st in the world, just behind Scotland. Nations Cup finalists Cameroon and Nigeria both made big leaps with Cameroon, moving up 23 places to 34th while Nigeria gain 25 places to rank 51st in the world. Brazil in firmly entrenched at the top of the rankings, followed by the Czech Republic and world champions France.