Ghana are the continent’s top team according to the latest rankings released by world football’s governing body Fifa.The hosts of the recent Africa Cup of Nations are now above newly crowned champions Egypt, who are fourth on the list despite their back-to-back titles.

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped from first place in Africa to sixth, and slide 26 places in the world to 45.

Ghana’s world rank of 14 is the highest place ever reached by the Black Stars.

Although Egypt beat Cameroon twice at the Nations Cup, the Indomitable Lions are rated second on the continent.

Egypt move up six places in the world rankings but are unmoved in Africa.

A Fifa representative told BBC Sport that the rankings are not a reflection of a team’s present performance, but a reflection of performance over the past four years, and are derived using a weighting system.

Fifa rankings for Africa at 13 February. World rankings shown in brackets.

1. Ghana (14)

2. Cameroon (17)

3. Ivory Coast (24)

4. Egypt (29)

5. Senegal (43)

6. Nigeria (46)

7. Mali (46)

8. Guinea (47)

9. Morocco (48)

10. Tunisia (53)

11. Angola (64)

12. Zambia (65)

13. South Africa (70)

14. Togo (74)

15. DR Congo (75)

16. Algeria (77)

17. Equatorial Guinea (78)

18. Mozambique (82)

19. Libya (85)

20. Ethiopia (86)

21. Congo (87)

22. Uganda (93)

23. Zimbabwe (96)

24. Tanzania (101)

25. Gambia (103)

26. Gabon (105)

27. Botswana (106)

28. Sudan (107)

29. Cape Verde Islands (108)

30. Burkina Faso (109)

31. Benin (112)

32. Mauritania (113)

33. Rwanda (114)

34. Kenya (117)

35. Namibia (119)

36. Burundi (122)

37. Eritrea (131)

38. Malawi (136)

39. Chad (143)

40. Liberia (145)

41. Swaziland (149)

42. Madagascar (150)

43. Niger (152)

44. Lesotho (156)

45. Sierra Leone (159)

46. Seychelles (163)

47. Mauritius (166)

48. Guinea-Bissau (174)

49. Djibouti (176)

50. Comoros (193)

51. Central African Republic (196)

52. Somalia (197)

From news.bbc.co.uk