The Gambia has again dropped out of the top 100 FIFA Coca-Cola World Rankings released by the World football governing body for the month of October after a 3-1 African Cup of Nations defeat to Burkina Faso almost two weeks ago.The Gambia that was ranked as the 92nd best team in the world for the month of September has dropped significantly ten places to 102 and dropped five places below in the African rankings from 22nd to 27th. The Scorpions defeat to the Sterlions of Burkina Faso has seen the West African nation leaped to a highest-ever position in the history of the world ranking to 37th position and the 6th best team in Africa.
Egypt continues to lead the way in Africa and eleventh on the world followed by Ghana, in second, Ivory Coast in third and Algeria in fourth while Nigeria is fifth and Cameroun seventh. Spain and the Netherlands, the two 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists, continue to lead the way at the top of the Ranking. Brazil (3rd) and Germany (4th) have traded places just behind them, while both Croatia (9th) and Russia (10th) have climbed into the top ten on the backs of victories in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying.
The races to reach the AFC and CONCACAF continental championships are now also under way, which made for significant movement in this edition of the world ranking. A total of nine teams are currently in their highest-ever position in the history of the world ranking: Slovenia (15th), Burkina Faso (37th), Belarus (42nd), Armenia (60th), Botswana (79th), Azerbaijan (91st), the Central African Republic (112th) and the Philippines (152nd), as well as Montenegro (26th), who have continued their ascent and once again grabbed the headlines by defeating Switzerland and drawing with star-studded England.
Gambia drops out of top FIFA 100 rankings - Daily Observer
via observer.gm
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