Bafana Bafana have made progress in the latest FIFA rankings, climbing up four spots from 66th to 62nd in the world rankings, although they remain 12th in Africa.
Broos' charges sealed qualification to the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) as winners of Group K after collecting victories against Liberia and Morocco, with just one defeat from four qualifiers.
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In the latest FIFA rankings, published on Thursday, Morocco remain the highest ranked Africa team in 13th place although dropped down from 11th position after a poor run of form since the World Cup.
Bafana will be disappointed to remain in 12th spot in the Africa FIFA rankings heading to the Afcon.
Bafana Bafana go top of Group K with a 2-1 win over the No.1 ranked team on the continent.Zakhele Lepasa netted the winner in this #TotalEnergiesAFCONQ2023 clash ? pic.twitter.com/n1r5Zmn8Bl
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The South African men's team has been making steady progress since Hugo Broos took over reins. Bafana Bafana climbed one spot to 67th in September last year after back-to-back wins in friendlies against Sierra Leone and Botswana.
The latest ranking of 62nd is Bafana's highest ranking in recent years but still a far cry from 1996 when South Africa's Afcon-winning squad ended the year in 19th position, even going as high as 15th at one point, and in 2000, when they last featured in the top 20.
Although friendlies count for few points, Broos will be looking to collect a few more points towards Bafana's ranking when South Africa play friendly matches in September or October as part of preparations for Next year's Afcon set to played in January 2024.
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