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| Scorpions of The Gambia |
The Scorpions are now ranked 145th on the overall table
released today as the February edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking
showed major changes.
Gambia’s point accumulation which stood at 197 in the past month
has also dropped to 187 points. The country maintains its 42nd position in the
continent.
According to FIFA, the February edition of the World Ranking
is dominated by the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. By claiming their
third title, Nigeria (30th, up 22) have not only ended a 19-year drought since
they last won the tournament, but have also climbed 22 places to 30th – their
best ranking since August 2010 – while beaten finalists Burkina Faso (55th, up
37) have moved up a massive 37 places to 55th. Hosts South Africa (60th, up 25)
have also enjoyed a significant leap of 25 places.
Although former Africa Cup of Nations winners and Gambia’s next
opponents in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Côte d’Ivoire (12th, up 2)
bowed out at the quarter-final stage, last year’s runners-up have achieved
their best-ever world ranking (12th). However, the Elephants have not made it
into the top ten, where Spain (1st, unchanged) continue to reign supreme ahead
of Germany (2nd, unchanged) and Argentina (3rd, unchanged). England (4th, up 2)
complete the top four after their home win over Brazil.
The first matches of the latest round of CONCACAF qualifying
matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil have resulted in improved rankings
for nearly all of the teams involved, with Panama (42nd, up 4), Honduras (51st,
up 8), Costa Rica (53rd, up 13) and Jamaica (56th, up 2) all making progress
once again. Only the USA (32nd, down 4) have fallen in the ranking. Olympic
champions Mexico remain in 15th place despite their goalless draw against
Jamaica in the Aztec Stadium.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be released on 14
March 2013.
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