Bafana drop to 74th in FIFA rankings

07 January 2016 - 14:41
By Tashreeq Vardien

Bafana Bafana have dropped two places in the latest FIFA world rankings.

Despite no international games being played in the past month, South Africa dropped two places in the African rankings as well (to 17th place).

Meanwhile, Belgium remained the No 1-ranked team in the world with Argentina, Spain and Germany looking to close the gap in the coming months.

 

Top 10 in the latest FIFA world rankings:

 

1. Belgium, 2. Argentina, 3. Spain, 4. Germany, 5. Chile, 6. Brazil, 7. Portugal, 8. Colombia, 9. England, 10. Austria

Also:

74. South Africa

 

Top 10 in the latest CAF rankings:

 

1. Ivory Coast, 2. Algeria, 3. Ghana, 4. Cape Verde Islands, 5. Tunisia, 6. Senegal, 7. Congo, 8. Cameroon, 9. Egypt, 10. Congo

Also:

17. South Africa

 

Source: Sport24