2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP C - DAY 07 - IVORY COAST VS CONGO DR 2:2

Day 07 - 13th - Ivory Coast fight back to deny DR Congo

20 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP C - DAY 07 - Morocco VS Togo 3:1

Day 07 - 14th match - Morocco wins against Togo

20 Jan 2017
STARS IN ASIA - TRANSFERS - CLUBS - Africans will continue to move to China - Bertrand Traore

Chinese clubs have been investing heavily in foreign talent

20 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP B - DAY 06 - ALGERIA VS TUNISIA 1:2

Day 06 - 11th match - Tunisia boosted their chances

19 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP B - DAY 06 - SENEGAL VS ZIMBABWE 2:0

Day 06 - 12th match - Senegal beats Zimbabwe. 

19 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP A - DAY 05 - GABON VS BURKINA FASO 1:1

Day 05 - 9th match -  Aubameyang scored his second goal

18 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP A - DAY 05 - CAMEROON VS GUINEA-BISSAU 2:1

Day 05 - 10th match - Cameroon beats Guinea-Bissau

18 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP D - DAY 04 - GHANA VS UGANDA 1:0

Day 04 - 7th match - Ghana make winning start against Uganda.

17 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP D - DAY 04 - MALI VS EGYPT 0:0

Day 04 - 8th match - Egypt goalkeeper became the oldest player

17 Jan 2017
2017 AFRICA CUP - GROUP C - DAY 03 - Ivory Coast vs Togo 0:0

Day 03 - 5th match - Ivory Coast and Togo drew 0:0 

16 Jan 2017

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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