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Senegal Replace Tunisia As Top-Ranked African National Team – FIFA

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By Ronke Sanya Idowu
Updated November 29, 2018
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Senegal’s forward Mbaye Niang (R) celebrates after scoring their second goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group H football match between Poland and Senegal at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on June 19, 2018. Alexander NEMENOV / AFP
Senegal’s forward Mbaye Niang (R) celebrates after scoring their second goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group H football match between Poland and Senegal at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on June 19, 2018. PHOTO: Alexander NEMENOV / AFP

 

Senegal replaced Tunisia as the highest ranked African national team when the monthly statistics were released by FIFA on Thursday.

The Senegalese rose from second place on the back of a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying victory in Equatorial Guinea during November.

Tunisia lost away to Egypt in the same competition and were also beaten at home by Morocco in a friendly.

Only five African countries — Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo — were among the top 50 in the world.

African Top 20 (world ranking in brackets)

1. Senegal (23)

2. Tunisia (26)

3. Morocco (40)

4. Nigeria (44)

5. DR Congo (49)

6. Ghana (51)

7. Cameroon (55)

8. Egypt (56)

9. Burkina Faso (61)

10. Mali (64)

11. Ivory Coast (65)

12. Guinea (66)

13. Algeria (67)

14. Cape Verde (72)

15. South Africa (72)

16. Uganda (75)

17. Zambia (82)

18. Congo Brazzaville (84)

19. Gabon (85)

20. Benin (94)

AFP

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