DRC football team gains three points in FIFA ranking

In FIFA global ranking issued on 12 August 2016, the DRC team gained three points, rising from last year’s 59^th to the current 56^th rank.

In Africa, the country maintained its 9^th rank right before Cape Verde. Below is the list of the FIFA top ten African teams:

1. Algeria

2. Ghana

3. Côte d’Ivoire

4. Senegal

5. Egypt

6. Tunisia

7. Morocco

8. Cameroun

9. DRC

10. Cape Verde

The team is already bracing for the African Cup of Nations 2017 and will be playing the Central African Republic team in the qualifier on 4 September 2016 in Kinshasa.