Ghana stay top

Ghana have maintained their position at top of Fifa's Africa rankings, for the third month in a row.

They remain at 14th in the world rankings.

Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt and Nigeria wrap up the top five.

The Gambia are the biggest gainers, jumping from 25th to 16th on the African list.

Meanwhile Algeria continue their plunge down the rankings.

The double World Cup finalists are now ranked the 26th best team on the continent.

Argentina have maintained their position at the top of the world rankings.

Fifa say their rankings are not a reflection of a team's present performance, but a reflection of performance over the past four years, and are derived using a weighting system.

Fifa rankings for Africa at 13 February. World rankings shown in brackets.

1. Ghana (14)

2. Cameroon (17)

3. Ivory Coast (22)

4. Egypt (30)

5. Nigeria (39)

6. Guinea(41)

7. Mali (44)

8. Senegal (45)

9. Morocco (46)

10. Tunisia (53)

11. Angola (65)

12. Zambia (68)

13. South Africa (69)

14. Equatorial Guinea (72)

15. Mozambique (78)

16. Gambia (83)

17. DR Congo (85)

18. Togo (87)

19. Ethiopia (88)

20. Libya (90)

21. Uganda (91)

22. Congo (92)

23. Tanzania (94)

24. Zimbabwe (98)

25. Gabon (98)

26. Algeria (101)

27. Benin (103)

28. Sudan (107)

29. Cape Verde Islands (107)

30. Burkina Faso (109)

31. Rwanda (111)

32. Botswana (113)

33. Burundi (118)

34. Kenya (120)

35. Mauritania (123)

36. Namibia (127)

37. Eritrea (133)

38. Malawi (136)

39. Liberia (138)

40. Chad (145)

41. Madagascar (151)

42. Swaziland (156)

43. Niger (158)

44. Sierra Leone (162)

45. Lesotho (163)

46. Seychelles (172)

47. Mauritius (174)

48. Guinea-Bissau (176)

49. Djibouti (179)

50. Comoros (195)

51. Somalia (197)

52. Central African Republic (198)

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