We must go back to January 2013 to find Algeria at the 26th place of Federation Internationale de Football Association ranking. Nepal, who have been rocked by a match-fixing scandal, further slipped two places to 192.
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On the global scale, Belgium top the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for the first time in history.
Senegal, Tunisia, Cameroon, Congo Guinea and Congo DR complete Africa’s top ten.
Cape Verde Islands moved nine places up to occupy the 4th spot in Africa and the 32nd spot in the world.
It put them on 1,440 ranking points, with Germany remaining in second place on 1,388 and Argentina falling to third on 1,383. The two 2014 World Cup finalists are followed by Portugal, Chile, Spain, Colombia, Brazil, England and Austria, respectively, to round out the top 10.
Four-time world champions Italy jumped four places to seize 13th spot, while Ecuador advanced eight places to 21st and Mexico 10 positions to 24th.
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Chad were the best movers, jumping 39 places into 136, while Sudan had the worst month, falling 44 into 128. Current contenders for this are Turkey (up 430 points), Chile (up 331 points), Wales (up 330 points) and Austria (up 319 points). Qualification for Euro 2016 has seen Michael O’Neill’s side move to 29th in the rankings.
