In a period that has seen Zambia fail to qualify for the finals of next year’s CHAN championship finals as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals, Chipolopolo has dropped on the global football ladder; falling from 10th to 14th in Africa and from number 60 to 71 in the world.
According to the latest release from FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Côte d’Ivoire remains Africa’s highest ranked team.
Zambia’s fall can be attributed to the 0-1 home loss to Zimbabwe and last Friday’s 2-1 defeat at the hands of Ghana in Kumasi.
Africa Top 20 for September
1 Côte d’Ivoire
2 Ghana
3 Algeria
4 Nigeria
5 Mali
6 Cape Verde Islands
7 Tunisia
8 Egypt
9 Burkina Faso
10 Cameroon
11 Senegal
12 South Africa
13 Libya
14 Zambia
15 Sierra Leone
16 Morocco
17 Guinea
18 Togo
19 Uganda
20 Gabon