Warriors down to 126

Despite faring satisfactorily in their last recent matches, Namibia dropped three places to position 126 on the latest edition of the Coca-Cola/Fifa rankings released this week.

In its last two competitive matches, Namibia beat Libya 1-0 at home on June 2 before settling for an one-all draw against DR Congo in Windhoek on June 16. Both encounters were part of the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.They also managed to beat Malawi 2-1 away in a friendly match, which was however not sanctioned as an international friendly by Fifa, but for that countryŽs Independence anniversary.Namibia’s group ten counterparts, Libya is the only side that moved up with eight points to 87, while DR Congo dropped seven places to 72 and Ethiopia dropped five places to 91.The 2006 World Cup finalist Angola, despite dropping one spot, continue to lead Southern Africa’s contingent and are placed at 55, thanks to their excellent form that they have produced in the AFCON qualifiers were they have already booked their ticket for the continental show-piece to be staged in Ghana.Zambia also dropped one spot down and is now at position 61, while South Africa dropped seven places into position 64.The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon is the only African country in the world’s top 20 at 15 followed by Nigeria who is at 25 after moving five places up.Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast lies at 31 after going down 11 places while Morocco and Ghana are in 34 and 37 respectively.Brazil reclaimed their throne on top after moving two places up.Their reclaiming has largely been attributed to their successes at the just completed Copa America championships, which they won at the hands of arch rivals Argentina.Interestingly, Argentina’s run of form at the Copa America has also landed them the second spot.The two South American giants are followed by the top three teams at the 2006 Fifa World Cup – world champions Italy (3rd, down 2), runners-up France (4th, down 2) and third-placed Germany (5th, down 1).The next Coca-Cola/Fifa world rankings will be published on August 22.www.namibiasport.com.naBoth encounters were part of the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifiers.They also managed to beat Malawi 2-1 away in a friendly match, which was however not sanctioned as an international friendly by Fifa, but for that countryŽs Independence anniversary.Namibia’s group ten counterparts, Libya is the only side that moved up with eight points to 87, while DR Congo dropped seven places to 72 and Ethiopia dropped five places to 91.The 2006 World Cup finalist Angola, despite dropping one spot, continue to lead Southern Africa’s contingent and are placed at 55, thanks to their excellent form that they have produced in the AFCON qualifiers were they have already booked their ticket for the continental show-piece to be staged in Ghana.Zambia also dropped one spot down and is now at position 61, while South Africa dropped seven places into position 64.The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon is the only African country in the world’s top 20 at 15 followed by Nigeria who is at 25 after moving five places up.Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast lies at 31 after going down 11 places while Morocco and Ghana are in 34 and 37 respectively.Brazil reclaimed their throne on top after moving two places up.Their reclaiming has largely been attributed to their successes at the just completed Copa America championships, which they won at the hands of arch rivals Argentina.Interestingly, Argentina’s run of form at the Copa America has also landed them the second spot.The two South American giants are followed by the top three teams at the 2006 Fifa World Cup – world champions Italy (3rd, down 2), runners-up France (4th, down 2) and third-placed Germany (5th, down 1).The next Coca-Cola/Fifa world rankings will be published on August 22.www.namibiasport.com.na