Ivory Coast national team in celebratory lap

Cote d’Ivoire has knocked Ghana of the perch as the topmost ranked team on the African continent in the latest Fifa/Coca Cola rankings released on Wednesday.

Amassing 922 points, the west African state is now ranked 14th on the world rankings – bettering last month’s 21.

Victory over Benin in the 2012 Africa Nations Cup qualifier played a significant role in the leap as they recorded an impressive 774.00 in the month under review.

Ghana, the previous occupants of topspot in Africa on the other hand, dropped a massive 18 places and are now ranked 33rd in the world.

Tunisia broke into the top 1o, sending Libya to 13th while Cameroon dropped just one place.

Top 10 African rankings (Fifa rankings)

1. Cote d’Ivoire (14)

2. Ghana (33)

3. Egypt (34)

4. Burkina Faso (37)

5. Nigeria (41)

6. Senegal (43)

7. Cameroon (47)

8. South Africa (48)

9. Algeria (51)

10. Tunisia (57)