NAMIBIA’S Brave Warriors have moved down six places to 121 in the world according to the latest Fifa rankings.
Namibia played three matches over the past month, drawing all three under current coach Tom Saintfiet.
On March 21 they drew 0-0 at home to Botswana; on April 1 they drew 1-1 away to Lebanon and on April 4 they drew 0-0 away to Angola.
Of these countries, only Angola is ranked higher than Namibia with a ranking of 87 while Botswana is ranked 124th and Lebanon 150th. Cameroon is still the top-ranked team in Africa with a world ranking of 19.
They are followed by Nigeria (30th in the world), Ghana (31), the Ivory Coast (36) and the defending African Cup of Nations champions, Egypt (37).
South Africa is the top-ranked nation from the SADC region with a world ranking of 77 and a continental ranking of 18.
They are followed by Mozambique (86 in the world and 22 in Africa), Angola (87 in the world and 23 in Africa), Zambia (90 in the world and 24 in Africa) and the DR Congo (95 in the world and 26 in Africa).
The biggest movers on the African continent are Togo, who have moved 26 places up to 65th in the world and 12th in Africa, and Gabon who have moved 15 places up to 48th in the world and 6th in Africa.
The biggest losers in Africa are Angola who have dropped down nine places to 87 in the world and Kenya who have dropped down 11 places to 107 in the world.
– namibiasport.com.na
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