Namibia has remained stagnant in the 80 to 87 zone since the start of the African Nations Cup and World Cup qualifiers last year, following bad performances in both competitions. France replaced Brazil at the top of the rankings. It is the first time since the 1994 World Cup that the rankings has a new leader, spoiling the South Americans' seven- year reign. FIFA's official website, however, indicated that Brazil might regain the throne if they take full advantage of World Cup qualifiers and Copa America games scheduled to take place later in the year. On the African continent, South Africa still leads the pack but moved down two places on the latest rankings, and is now 22nd in the world.
Morocco is second, followed by Tunisia with former African champions Egypt in fourth place.
Current African champions Cameroon is fifth. Namibia is 19th in Africa, but the country's position amongst the top 20 on the continent is under threat as other African countries are rapidly narrowing the gap. The country's next official engagement is an away game against Zambia on 2 June. A total of 203 nations affiliated to FIFA appear on the list. The next world rankings will be released on 20 June.