FIFA Ranking Table - African Zone (Dec 1996)
This ranking table is men's fifa ranking only African nations (CAF) as of 18 Dec 1996
Released:
| FIFA.rnk | Points | zon.rnk | Team | Nov | Oct | Sep | Aug | Jul | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 54pts | 1 | South Africa | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | |
| 20 | 53pts | 2 | Zambia | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
| 23 | 51pts | 3 | Tunisia | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | |
| 25 | 50pts | 4 | Ghana | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |
| 27 | 50pts | 5 | Morocco | 27 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 33 | |
| 28 | 49pts | 6 | Egypt | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | |
| 46 | 43pts | 7 | Gabon | 51 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 46 | |
| 49 | 43pts | 8 | Algeria | 49 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 44 | |
| 51 | 42pts | 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
| 56 | 39pts | 10 | Cameroon | 47 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 39 | |
| 58 | 37pts | 11 | Senegal | 56 | 53 | 64 | 62 | 51 | |
| 63 | 36pts | 12 | Nigeria | 58 | 63 | 51 | 49 | 47 | |
| 66 | 35pts | 13 | Zaire | 65 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 58 | |
| 67 | 35pts | 14 | Mali | 70 | 69 | 81 | 77 | 69 | |
| 70 | 35pts | 15 | Angola | 67 | 80 | 77 | 74 | 71 | |
| 71 | 35pts | 16 | Zimbabwe | 62 | 58 | 67 | 67 | 66 | |
| 73 | 34pts | 17 | Guinea | 73 | 84 | 90 | 86 | 75 | |
| 74 | 34pts | 18 | Sudan | 85 | 82 | 85 | 95 | 91 | |
| 81 | 33pts | 19 | Uganda | 96 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 90 | |
| 84 | 32pts | 20 | Sierra Leone | 66 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 56 | |
| 85 | 32pts | 21 | Mozambique | 81 | 77 | 83 | 78 | 79 | |
| 87 | 31pts | 22 | Togo | 84 | 81 | 86 | 96 | 97 | |
| 88 | 30pts | 23 | Malawi | 87 | 87 | 89 | 84 | 100 | |
| 89 | 29pts | 24 | Tanzania | 86 | 83 | 76 | 72 | 68 | |
| 94 | 27pts | 25 | Liberia | 93 | 91 | 97 | 91 | 88 | |
| 100 | 26pts | 26 | Congo | 97 | 110 | 107 | 103 | 103 | |
| 103 | 25pts | 27 | Namibia | 98 | 99 | 106 | 114 | 109 | |
| 107 | 23pts | 28 | Burkina Faso | 109 | 103 | 102 | 98 | 94 | |
| 108 | 23pts | 29 | Ethiopia | 102 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 106 | |
| 112 | 22pts | 30 | Kenya | 106 | 102 | 99 | 97 | 96 | |
| 113 | 22pts | 31 | Mauritania | 105 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 95 | |
| 128 | 18pts | 32 | Gambia | 121 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 109 | |
| 129 | 16pts | 33 | Niger | 130 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 113 | |
| 133 | 15pts | 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 126 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 117 | |
| 137 | 13pts | 35 | Burundi | 137 | 137 | 135 | 134 | 131 | |
| 140 | 11pts | 36 | Madagascar | 140 | 140 | 139 | 139 | 137 | |
| 143 | 10pts | 37 | Benin | 143 | 143 | 151 | 154 | 165 | |
| 150 | 8pts | 38 | Mauritius | 151 | 151 | 146 | 149 | 154 | |
| 155 | 7pts | 39 | Cape Verde Islands | 153 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 148 | |
| 159 | 6pts | 40 | Rwanda | 164 | 164 | 164 | 165 | 164 | |
| 160 | 6pts | 41 | eSwatini | 158 | 157 | 156 | 155 | 153 | |
| 161 | 5pts | 42 | Botswana | 161 | 160 | 160 | 162 | 163 | |
| 162 | 5pts | 43 | Lesotho | 160 | 159 | 158 | 159 | 159 | |
| 175 | 3pts | 44 | Seychelles | 175 | 175 | 176 | 178 | 178 | |
| 178 | 1pts | 45 | Somalia | 178 | 176 | 174 | 171 | 169 | |
| 183 | 0pts | 46 | Central African Republic | 183 | 181 | - | - | - | |
| 184 | 0pts | 47 | Libya | 184 | 182 | 181 | 179 | 177 | |
| 185 | 0pts | 48 | Djibouti | 185 | 183 | 182 | 180 | 179 | |
| 188 | 0pts | 49 | Chad | 188 | 185 | 184 | 182 | 182 | |
South Africa
Zambia
Tunisia
Ghana
Morocco
Egypt
Gabon
Algeria
Côte d'Ivoire
Cameroon
Senegal
Nigeria
Zaire
Mali
Angola
Zimbabwe
Guinea
Sudan
Uganda
Sierra Leone
Mozambique
Togo
Malawi
Tanzania
Liberia
Congo
Namibia
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia
Kenya
Mauritania
Gambia
Niger
Guinea-Bissau
Burundi
Madagascar
Benin
Mauritius
Cape Verde Islands
Rwanda
eSwatini
Botswana
Lesotho
Seychelles
Somalia
Central African Republic
Libya
Djibouti
Chad
Brazil
Belgium
Argentina
France
England
Italy
Spain
Netherlands
Portugal
Denmark
UEFA
CONMEBOL
CONCACAF
OFC
AFC
CAF