The recent performances of the Gambia Senior Squad in their three African Nations Cup qualifiers have a great impact on the team position in FIFA and African rankings.

In the ranking released by FIFA on Tuesday September 18, 2007, The Gambia jumped from 37 in last month ranking to 33.

The two vital draws in Conakry and Praia and the historical win over Algeria in Banjul, have greatly contributed in the uplifting of Gambian Soccer.

Meanwhile Nigeria have leapfrogged over Cameroon to return to the top of the African football rankings according to Fifa’s world rankings for September.
The Super Eagles moved up three places on the overall rankings from 26 to 23, while the Indomitable Lions fell nine slots from 16 to 25.

The biggest movers in Africa were Equatorial Guinea leaping 33 places on the world list and become the number 14 side on the continent.

1. Nigeria (23)
2. Cameroon (25)
3. Ivory Coast (27)
4. Guinea (30)
5. Tunisia (37)
6. Morocco (38)
7. Senegal (40)
8. Egypt (43)
9. Ghana (45)
10. Mali (49)
11. Zambia (61)
12. Togo (63)
13. Angola (69)
14. Equatorial Guinea (72)
15. South Africa (73)
16. Mozambique (74)
17. Cape Verde Islands (76)
18. DR Congo (77)
19. Benin (82)
20. Algeria (85)
21. Libya (92)
22. Zimbabwe (93)
23. Botswana (95)
24. Uganda (100)
25. Congo (101)
26. Tanzania (106)
26. Burkina Faso (106)
28. Namibia (108)
29. Gabon (110)
30. Burundi (110)
31. Sudan (112)
32. Ethiopia (113)
33. Gambia (114)
34. Kenya (115)
35. Rwanda (118)
36. Malawi (121)
37. Eritrea (128)
38. Liberia (129)
39. Chad (136)
40. Mauritania (140)
41. Swaziland (149)
42. Niger (152)
43. Lesotho (153)
44. Seychelles (154)
45. Mauritius (155)
46. Madagascar (164)
47. Sierra Leone (172)
48. Comoros (184)
49. Central African Republic (188)
50. Guinea-Bissau (191)
51. Somalia (194)
52. Djibouti (200)
52. São Tomé e Príncipe (200)