Egypt have slipped 13 places in FIFA's monthly ranking for national teams, starting the year 2013 in 54th place. The Pharaohs, who lose a couple of friendlies to Ghana and Ivory Coast recently, are now out of the top 50 nations only for the third time in the past 10 years. Egypt have shockingly failed to reach the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations for the second year in a row despite being record champions with seven titles. FIFA's monthly ranking system weigh all international matches over a rolling four-year cycle.