A Bafana Bafana qualifier for the 2023 AFCON leCoq Sportif. Photo: Twitter @BafanaBafana
Bafana Bafana reach six-year high in latest FIFA rankings
Bafana Bafana have moved up to 66th in the latest Fifa rankings update issued on Thursday thanks to recent positive results.
A Bafana Bafana qualifier for the 2023 AFCON leCoq Sportif. Photo: Twitter @BafanaBafana
Bafana Bafana have moved up to 66th in the latest Fifa rankings thanks to recent positive results.
The position which Bafana Bafana moved into on Thursday 6 April 2023 is a six-year high for the team.
Bafana Bafana reach six-year high
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The last time South Africa were ranked higher was during the incredible 18-match unbeaten run under former coach Shakes Mashaba in 2016.
World champions Argentina dethroned Brazil at the top of the FIFA rankings.
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Meanwhile, France jumped a solitary place to second following a 4-0 win over the Netherlands and 1-0 victory in Ireland in the recent Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Brazil , though, slipped to third after losing 2-1 away to Morocco in a friendly.
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The Central African Republic proved to be the biggest movers in the latest FIFA rankings update, jumping 10 places to 122nd.
Relief for Hugo Broos
For Hugo Broos, the recent results come as a relief with his job clearly on the line.
“It’s difficult to express my feelings. Now I feel enormous happiness,” Broos told reporters in Liberia during his post-match press conference after a 2-1 win over their hosts.
“There are 100 feelings going through my body in this moment. It was a very tough game.
“We knew the style of Liberia. This powerplay [football]. It’s long balls to the front and then headers and powerful duels.
“Therefore, we changed some players in our team… players who are powerful, and I think we did good to do that.”
