The Gambia is ranked 142 in the world and 42 in Africa in the monthly FIFA Coco-Cola Ranking. The Gambia sits slightly below Kazakhstan and above Guinea Bissau who dropped nine places in the world.
The Gambia moved one place higher than last month’s ranking even though the scorpions was not in action.
The Gambia’s next opponent in the AFCON qualifiers, Cameroon is ranked 42nd in the world and 6th in Africa.
Algeria sits top of the ranking followed by Ivory Coast, Ghana, Tunisia and Senegal.
The Gambia has improved immensely in the monthly ranking from January.
In the beginning of the year, The Gambia was ranked 168. In the subsequent months, The Gambia was ranked 169, 168, 156, 157, and 160 in February, March, April, May and June respectively but since the scorpions drew South Africa in Jun, the Gambia’s ranking in July jumped to 143 in July.
The Gambia is placed 12 places from the bottom in Africa with an average standing of 131 overall.