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Elsewhere Guinea climbed nine spots to sit 53rd in the world and one place in Africa's list to break into the top 10. And while Comoros rose 15 places to rank as the 18rd-placed team in the world list.

Top 10 African sides in Fifa's rankings for March

February's rankings in brackets

1 (1). Ivory Coast

2 (2). Algeria

3 (5). Egypt

4 (3). Cape Verde

5 (4). Ghana

6 (6). Tunisia

7 (8). Nigeria

8 (7). Cameroon

9 (11). Guinea

10 (9). Mali

14 Mar 2014
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