Bafana drop two places in FIFA rankings

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Ronwen Williams of South Africa during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Bafana Bafana press conference at Dobsonville Stadium, in Soweto on 01 September 2025 ©Phakamisa Lensman/BackpagePix

Bafana Bafana have dropped two places in the latest FIFA World Rankings.

South Africa dropped outside the top 10 among CAF nations to 11th place on the rankings.

The South African national team have fallen from 59th to 61st place in the FIFA rankings, despite their 3-1 win over Zambia

Bafana have fallen on the FIFA rankings from 59 to 61 and subsequently dropped out of the top 10 on the continent.

DR Congo, who recently won the CAF Play-Offs, overtook Bafana and moved into ninth place, while Cameroon dropped to 10th place in the African rankings.

The CAF rankings are are follows:

1) Morocco – 11th place (1713.13 points)
2) Senegal – 19th place (1648.07 points)
3) Egypt – 34th place (1520.68 points)
4) Algeria – 35th place (1516.37 points)
5) Nigeria – 38th place (1502.46 points)
6) Tunisia – 40th place (1497.13 points)
7) Côte d’Ivoire – 42nd place (1489.59 points)
8) Mali – 54th place (1455.03 points)
9) Congo DR – 56th place (1442.5 points)
10) Cameroon – 57th place (1440.43 points)
11) South Africa – 61st place (1426.73 points)