Egypt jumped to 35th position in the monthly ranking published by FIFA for national teams. The African champions are fourth continentally, leveling with Ivory Coast and trailing Nigeria, Cameroon and Guinea. Egypt's progress is largely dependent on positive friendly results this month, including victories over Namibia and Mali, and a 3-3 draw with Angola. The top 10 remained without a change as there was almost no action on the international scene for top nations since the latest edition.