THE Warriors rose one place up to 98 in the latest Fifa/Coca-Cola World Rankings released yesterday, up from 99 last month after their failure to make headway in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers.
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In Africa, they are on 27th place.
The Warriors fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Taifa Stars of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam on May 18, before a disappointing 2-2 home draw that saw them knocked out of the African competition.
World champions Germany are aptly number one globally, ahead of Argentina, who they edged 1-0 in last week’s World Cup final. Tournament hosts Brazil slipped four spots to seventh following their fourth-placed showing at the sporting spectacle.
Netherlands, who beat the Samba Boys 3-0 in the third place playoff, jumped 12 places to third. Spain were at the summit prior to their first-round elimination and are now eighth.
World top 10: 1 Germany, Argentina, Netherlands, Colombia, Belgium, Uruguay, Spain, Brazil, Switzerland, France.
Africa top 10: 1 Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Tunisia, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Mali.
