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Nigeria beats Algeria 2:0

10 Jan 2026
2025 AFRICA CUP - Quarter-Finals - DAY 15 - Cameroon vs Morocco 0:2

Morocco beats Cameroon 2:0

9 Jan 2026
2025 AFRICA CUP - Quarter-Finals - DAY 15 - Mali vs Senegal 0:1

Senegal beats Mali 1:0

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2025 AFRICA CUP - Last Sixteen - DAY 14 - Côte d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso 3:0

Côte d'Ivoire beats Burkina Faso 3:0

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Algeria beats Congo DR 1:0

6 Jan 2026
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Nigeria beats Mozambique 

5 Jan 2026
2025 AFRICA CUP - Last Sixteen - DAY 13 - Egypt vs Benin 3:1

Egypt beats Benin 3:1

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2025 AFRICA CUP - Last Sixteen - DAY 12 - South Africa vs Cameroon 1:2

Cameroon beats South Africa 1:2

4 Jan 2026
2025 AFRICA CUP - Last Sixteen - DAY 12 - Morocco vs Tanzania 1:0

Morocco beats Tanzania 1:0

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FIFA RANKING - Sierra Leone break new ground

The Leone Stars, who are now ranked 50th in the world, have also broken into the top 10 teams on the continent, sitting in seventh place.

But the biggest mover in the world is Lesotho, who have risen 26 places to 105th - they are 29th in Africa.

Algeria retain their position at the top of the African list.

Africa's top 10 in July's Fifa rankings - global ranking in brackets:

1. Algeria (24)
2. Ivory Coast (25)
3. Nigeria (33)
4. Ghana (36)
5. Egypt (38)
6. Tunisia (42)
7. Sierra Leone (50)
8. Cameroon (54)
9. Burkina Faso (58)
10. Senegal (59)

14 Aug 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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