Bafana Bafana climbed up two spots in the latest FIFA rankings to 57th worldwide but remained 10th in Africa.
Hugo Broos’ men collected four points during the recent 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, drawing 1-1 in Nigeria before beating Zimbabwe 3-1 at a packed Freestate Stadium.
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As a consequence, Bafana moved up two spots worldwide, jumping past Jamaica and Paraguay.
Meanwhile, Morocco have remained top-ranked, even though they dropped two spots into 14th overall despite two wins in the recent World Cup qualifiers.
Meanwhile, Senegal (19th overall) and Egypt (36th) complete Africa’s top three, followed by 2023 AFCON champions Ivory Coast (38th) and struggling Nigeria (39th).
Tunisia (41st), Algeria (46th), Cameroon (51st) and Mali (53rd) are the other CAF nations still ahead of South Africa.
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