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Super Eagles, Black Stars, Bafana Bafana, Harambee Stars and Africa's new positions in Fifa World Rankings

The African nations experienced contrasting movements in the latest rankings released by the world football body

Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Kenya have learned their August rankings together with the rest of the continent, released by the Federation of International Football Association on Thursday.

The quartet stayed motionless in May due to the quiet period during the month under review. However, that changed this time as they took part in international friendlies.

Gernot Rohr’s Super Eagles dropped from third to fifth in the continent, and to the 34th spot globally having accrued 1480 points.

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