Ethiopia Football moves up 7 spots in FIFA Rankings

Zurich, Switzerland – Ethiopian Football has moved up 7 spots in the latest FIFA World Rankings both on the global (124) and continental (33) levels.

Egypt back in the top ten

The November edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking contains only one change from the previous month inside the top ten. While Spain, the Netherlands and Brazil have retained their positions out front, Egypt are back among the ten best teams at the expense of Russia.

Meanwhile, another African team is on the up, namely the hosts of this year’s FIFA World Cup™,South Africa, who have moved up two places to enter the top 50 for the first time since February 2006.

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking

Ranking Team +/- Pts
Dec 2010
121 Congo -2
124 Ethiopia 7
125 Sierra Leone 0

Continental Ranking

Zonal Ranking Team +/- Pts
Dec 2010
32 Congo -2
33 Ethiopia 7
34 Sierra Leone 0

Latest points scored

Here are the matches played in the month before the last FIFA Coca Cola World Ranking was released

Date Match Type Pts
12/12 ETH 3:4 (2:1) UGA Friendly 0.00
07/12 ZAM 1:2 (0:2) ETH Friendly 337.98
04/12 MWI 1:1 (1:0) ETH Friendly 105.78
02/12 ETH 2:1 (2:0) KEN Friendly 216.72
29/11 UGA 2:1 (1:1) ETH Friendly 0.00

Minimum and Maximum

Highest FIFA ranking

85 – December 1992. .

Lowest FIFA Ranking

155 – December 2001.

Best Mover

23 – July 2008

Worst mover

-42 – June 2008