* Belgium remain top of the table in the first FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of 2016, while Argentina and Spain have also held onto their respective second and third positions.
* No team moved in or out of the top ten ranking this month.
* The biggest mover by points this month is Saudi Arabia (up 42 points)
* The biggest mover by ranks this month is Thailand (up 12 ranks)
* Cuba made the biggest drop by points and ranks this month (down 118 points, drop down 45 ranks)
1 Belgium 1494 points
2 Argentina 1455 points
3 Spain 1370 points
4 Germany 1347 points
5 Chile 1273 points
6 Brazil 1251 points
7 Portugal 1219 points
8 Colombia 1211 points
9 England 1106 points
10 Austria 1091 points
11 Uruguay 1074 points
12 Switzerland 1050 points
13 Ecuador 1040 points
14 Netherlands 994 points
15 Italy 991 points
16 Romania 980 points
17 Wales 974 points
18 Croatia 958 points
19 Côte d’Ivoire 950 points
20 Hungary 945 points
Top Ten African teams in World Ranking;
1. Côte d’Ivoire (19) 950 points
2. Algeria (28) 845 points
3. Ghana (33) 778 points
4. Cape Verde (39) 745 points
5. Tunisia (40) 711 points
6. Senegal (45) 661 points
7. Republic of Congo (48) 638 points
8. Guinea (49) 624 points
9. Cameroon (57) 586 points
10. Egypt (58) 585 points
* Nigeria did not make any move on the rankings this month. The Super Eagles are still ranked 66th in the world ranking and 14th in the CAF ranking.
Paul Ayorinde
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