Egypt moved up 23 places in FIFA's monthly ranking for national teams, taking 38th place in the table. The big move follows a couple of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying victories over Botswana home and away. Algeria, who already booked their place in the finals, continued their impressive progress by jumping to 15th of the table. The Algerians, the only African team in the top 20, are followed by Ivory Coast (25), Ghana (35) and Egypt (38).