Ghana move up three spots to 67th place while Nigeria's Super Eagles continue to top the African standings.

African Rankings - April 2005 (world rankings in brackets):

1. Nigeria (24)
2. Cameroon (26)
3. Egypt (28)
4. Senegal (33)
5. Morocco (35)
6. South Africa (37)
7. Tunisia (39)
8. Ivory Coast (44)
9. Mali (57)
10. Zimbabwe (62)
11. Libya (67)
12. Zambia (70)
13. Angola (74)
14. Algeria (75)
15. Congo DR (75)
16. Algeria (76)
17. Ghana (76)
18. Kenya (79)
18. Togo (79)
20. Burkina Faso (88)
21. Guinea (89)
22. Rwanda (101)
23. Sudan (103)
24. Botswana (105)
25. Gabon (106)
26. Malawi (108)
27. Uganda (110)
28. Congo (117)
29. Cape Verde Islands (121)
30. Benin (123)
31. Liberia (125)
32. Mozambique (129)
33. Swaziland (130)
34. Ethiopia (132)
35. Mauritius (143)
36. Lesotho (144)
37. Burundi (146)
38. Madagascar (150)
39. Gambia (157)
40. Namibia (159)
41. Chad (161)
42. Eritrea (169)
43. Equatorial Guinea (170)
44. Tanzania (172)
45. Seychelles (173)
46. Niger (174)
47. Mauritania (175)
48. Central African Republic (181)
49. Somalia (189)
50. Guinea Bissau (191)
51. S?o Tom? e Pr?ncipe (195)
52. Djibouti (201)