Bafana jump four spots in Federation Internationale de Football Association world rankings

Bafana jump four spots in Federation Internationale de Football Association world rankings
The drop followed defeats of the Russian national team in two friendly matches played last month ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Poland complete the top 10 despite falling four positions - the biggest move among the 10 highest ranked nations.
Joachim Low's team lost 1-0 to Brazil and drew 0-0 with Spain in the latest global friendlies last month.
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However the three-time African champions have moved up the ladder in the latest ranking as the team will be hoping to do more to get better results.
Inspired by their victory over Poland in March's worldwide friendly, Gernot Rohr's men climbed five placed - a position which makes them the sixth best team in Africa behind Tunisia, Senegal, Congo DR, Morocco and Egypt.
The Socceroos dropped three places to 40th in the latest Federation Internationale de Football Association rankings after a loss to Norway and draw with Colombia in two friendlies last month.
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The Russian men's squad dropped three spots to 66th in FIFA's rating released on Thursday, having lost friendlies to both Brazil and France last month.
Belgium rose two places to No. 3, while Portugal and Argentina each dropped one to Nos.
They remain positioned at number 15 on the African continent though‚ with the COSAFA Cup on home soil starting in late May their next chance to keep up the steady progression.
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Kenyan neighbours Uganda have also climbed up the table by four places and are at position 74 with 426 points.
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