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The Leone Stars, who are now ranked 50th in the world, have also broken into the top 10 teams on the continent, sitting in seventh place.

But the biggest mover in the world is Lesotho, who have risen 26 places to 105th - they are 29th in Africa.

Algeria retain their position at the top of the African list.

Africa's top 10 in July's Fifa rankings - global ranking in brackets:

1. Algeria (24)
2. Ivory Coast (25)
3. Nigeria (33)
4. Ghana (36)
5. Egypt (38)
6. Tunisia (42)
7. Sierra Leone (50)
8. Cameroon (54)
9. Burkina Faso (58)
10. Senegal (59)

14 Aug 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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