South Africa have continued to tumble down the Fifa world rankings, dropping to 71st spot. Bafana haven’t won in their last six internationals.

Newly crowned African champions Zambia soar up the latest rankings while Bafana continue to spiral down.

South Africa climbed two places to 49th position in the latest Fifa World Rankings, and have moved a notch up to 8th among African countries.

The steady rise of South Africa on the monthly Fifa rankings continued on Wednesday when they reached fourth place in Africa.

On the eve of Bafana Bafana’s friendly match against Kenya on Wednesday, Egypt tumbled 23 places down the Fifa rankings while Bafana jumped to 47.

Bafana Bafana received mild relief on the eve of the Confederations Cup thanks to the news that the team’s Fifa world ranking has improved.