/ 9 June 2000

BAFANA STILL AFRICA’S BEST

BAFANA Bafana are still the best soccer team in Africa, according to the monthly Fifa rankings. Morocco are are in second spot, with Tunisia in third. Egypt, Cameroon, Zambia, Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria make up the rest of the top-ten. Somalia, who still compete despite a long-running war, are rated the least powerful side on the continent.

Rankings:

1. South Africa, 2. Morocco, 3. Tunisia, 4. Egypt, 5. Cameroon, 6. Zambia, 7. Angola, 8. Ghana, 9. Ivory Coast, 10. Nigeria, 11. Democratic Republic of Congo, 12. Zimbabwe, 13. Algeria, 14. Guinea, 15. Senegal, 16 Burkina Faso and Mali, 18. Gabon, 19. Namibia, 20. Togo, 21. Congo, 22. Kenya, 23. Mozambique, 24. Malawi, 25. Liberia, 26. Uganda, 27. Mauritius, 28. Libya, 29. Sierra Leone, 30. Tanzania, 31. Sudan, 32. Swaziland, 33. Madagascar, 34. Burundi, 35. Ethiopia, 36. Benin, 37. Gambia, 38. Rwanda, 39. Lesotho, 40. Mauritania, 41. Cape Verde Islands, 42. Botswana, 43. Chad, 44. Eritrea, 45. Guinea Bissau, 46. Niger, 47. Central African Republic, 48. Sao Tome e Principe, 49. Seychelles, 50. Equatorial Guinea, 51. Djibouti, 52. Somalia.