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Cameroon Drops In FIFA Ranking
They are now second in Africa and 29th on the world stage.
Cameroon-tribune / Vendredi 3 Juillet 2009
Cameroon has for the first time in over a decade been dethroned as the first team in Africa on FIFA ranking. Cameroon is second in Africa and 29th in the world. The drop is due to the poor performance of the Indomitable Lions in the qualifiers for the African cup of nations and World Cup in South Africa. Cameroon recorded a stunning defeat against Togo in Accra and a disappointing draw against Morocco in Yaounde which places them at the tale end of the group. The poor performance of the lions has given the lee way to the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire who have been in superb form in the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Ivory Coast's two wins in 2010 World Cup qualifiers in the last month have helped them move into the number one position in Africa.
The Elephants are now first in Africa and 18th in the world, moving up 20 places as compared to last month. Gabon are also big climbers this month moving up to third position in the African rankings and 30th overall, thanks to their big win over Togo in 2010 World cup qualifiers.
Elsewhere, African champions Egypt and World Cup hosts South Africa have both moved up two spots. Good performances at the Confederations Cup have seen both Egypt and South Africa improve their rankings. The Pharaohs may have dropped out of the tournament at the group stage but their win over the reigning world champions Italy gave them plenty of points. They are now 6th in Africa and 38th in the world. South Africa have moved into 70th position after strong losing performances against Spain and Brazil. Sierra Leone are the biggest fallers, dropping 40 places to 125th in the world.
Fred VUBEM
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