Cameroon's Indomitable Lions drop five places while Nigeria move up two spots to become the only African side in the top 20 of Fifa's October World Rankings.

The Ivory Coast have once again made a massive improvement, moving up 13 places to number 45 in the world.

The Elephants have now leapt up 25 places since the beginning of 2004.

African Rankings (world rankings in brackets):

1. Nigeria (18)
2. Cameroon (21)
3. Egypt (30)
4. Senegal (31)
5. Morocco (34)
6. Tunisia (36)
7. South Africa (40)
8. Mali (44)
9. Ivory Coast (45)
10. Zimbabwe (51)
11. Algeria (66)
12. Zambia (67)
13. Libya (68)
14. Ghana (72)
15. Angola (75)
16. DR Congo (76)
17. Burkina Faso (82)
18. Kenya (83)
19. Guinea (86)
20. Togo (91)
21. Rwanda (97)
22. Congo (100)
23. Uganda (104)
24. Botswana (107)
25. Malawi (108)
26. Sudan (112)
27. Liberia (115)
28. Gabon (119)
29. Benin (120)
30. Swaziland (122)
31. Mozambique (125)
32. Mauritius (130)
33. Cape Verde Islands (131)
34. Lesotho (133)
35. Madagascar (136)
36. Ethiopia (143)
37. Gambia (149)
38. Namibia (154)
39. Burundi (156)
39. Sierra Leone (156)
41. Chad (162)
42. Eritrea (164)
43. Equatorial Guinea (168)
44. Tanzania (169)
45. Seychelles (172)
46. Niger (173)
47. Mauritania (174)
48. Central African Republic (179)
49. Guinea-Bissau (187)
50. Somalia (192)
51. Sao Tome e Principe (194)
52. Djibouti (200)