Egypt moved up three places to fourteenth and are the highest ranked African side in the April FIFA world rankings.

The African champions were defeated by England at Wembley 3-1 in their last match.

Cameroon (20) are the only other African side found in the top twenty.

Nigeria have fallen one spot (22); they are followed by Ivory Coast (25) and Ghana (31).

Senegal’s surprise victory over World Cup bound Greece, saw them rise twenty-two places to 72, the highest jump for any team in the world.

World Cup hosts South Africa are ranked 88th.

Africa’s Top Ten

14      Egypt  

20      Cameroon

22       Nigeria

25      Cote d'Ivoire

27      Algeria

31      Ghana

43      Gabon

52      Burkina Faso

56      Tunisia

57      Mali

Debt-ridden and depleted Portsmouth have suffered another blow as Ghanaian winger Quincy Owusu-Abeyie has surprisingly signed with Al Saad of Qatar.

The Former Ajax winger was needed by Al Saad to replace compatriot Opoku Agyemang who suffered an ACL tear that will keep him out of action for six months.

Ironically it is Opoku, who performed admirably for the Black Star in Angola, who has kept Owusu-Abeyie frozen out of the Black Stars.

The 23-year old Owusu-Abeyie was on loan to Pompey from Spartak Moscow.