RWANDA’s goalless draw against Nigeria in the 2013 Africa Nations’ cup qualifiers has propelled them to 105 in the latest Coca Cola FIFA rankings that were released yesterday in Zurich.The wasps garnered 316 points to climb from 108 to 105 in the world and 26th in Africa.Rwanda is the second highest ranked nation in the East African region after Uganda who dropped one place to 88 after their 1-3 loss to Congo Brazzaville in their latest Afcon qualifier.Sudan, who competed in the just ended 2012 Africa Nations Cup in Equatorial Guinea/Gabon, moved up one place to 110 while Kenya moved ten places to 113.The Africa Cup of Nations left its mark on the latest edition of the World Ranking, with Zambia, who won their first continental title in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, climbing to 43rd. This is the first time since February 2001 that the side, coached by Herve Renard, have made it into the top 50.Despite losing on penalties in the decider, Côte d’Ivoire (15th, up 3) remain Africa’s highest-positioned team. Aside from the two finalists, third-placed Mali (44th, up 25) as well as host nations Gabon (45th, up 46) and Equatorial Guinea (110th, up 41) have made considerable ground.The Netherlands (2nd, up 1) are once again Spain’s closest challengers thanks to their 3-2 victory in England, which was coupled with a 2-1 defeat for Germany (3rd, down 1).
