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2015 Africa Cup qualifiers - Mauritania beat Mauritius in first leg

Hosts Mauritania made the most of home advantage and included a number of young players in their side including the England-based left-back Ahmed Ahmedou. 

12 Apr 2014
2015 Africa Cup qualifiers - Mauritania and Mauritius set for 2015 qualifier

Ahmedou is confident Mauritania have the players to achieve a good result and make those fans happy. 

10 Apr 2014

FIFA RANKING - JUNE 2015 FOR AFRICA - Equatorial Guinea ranked in top 50

Equatorial Guinea have broken into the top 50 teams in Fifa's latest world rankings.

The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations hosts climbed 11 places on the list, moving up from 61st place to 50th spot.

It means Africa now have 11 teams in the top 50 - although Europe remain out in front with 29 teams.

Algeria remain the top-ranked side in Africa, placed 21st in the world, while Congo broke into the continent's top 10 after moving up two spots.

The biggest movers were Madagascar, who shot up 37 places to 113th , thanks to their solid performance at the Cosafa Cup where they reached the semi-finals.

 

Fifa's African rankings:
1. Algeria
2. Ivory Coast
3. Tunisia
4. Ghana
5. Senegal
6. Cape Verde
7. Nigeria
8. Guinea
9. Congo
10. Cameroon

 

6 Jun 2015
(BBC Sport UK)

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