Following their convincing 3-0 win over neighbours Zimbabwe, South Africa moved up four places to position 81 in the latest FIFA/Coca Cola World rankings.

While Spain continued to occupy top spot ahead of Brazil and the Netherlands, Egypt managed to climb 14 places to tenth place after they successfully defended their Africa Cup of Nations title in Angola.

This is not only Egypt's highest-ever position in the ranking, but also the second-highest of any African team since the introduction of the ranking. They have only been bettered by Nigeria, who reached fifth place in April 1994.

Other African teams also benefited from their performances in Angola. In the upper echelons of the ranking, semi-finalists Nigeria (15th, up 7) and finalists Ghana (27th, up 7) made considerable strides.

Further down the ranking, Zambia (73rd, up 11) and Malawi (82nd, up 17) also made good progress.