There has been no change to the position of COSAFA nations in the latest FIFA World Rankings released on Thursday with teams inactive since the November international window due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With national team football on hold in Africa until October at least, it is a year when most teams are likely to stay static, though we could see large shifts in 2021, which is billed to be a bumper 12 months for nations as they play catch-up in Africa Cup of Nations and FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Below are the rankings for both the men’s and women’s teams in the COSAFA region:

MEN
71 – South Africa
88 – Zambia
91 – Madagascar
106 – Mozambique
111 – Zimbabwe
117 – Namibia
123 – Malawi
124 – Angola
133 – Comoros
139 – Lesotho
148 – Botswana
153 – Eswatini
172 – Mauritius
202 – Seychelles

WOMEN
53 – South Africa
100 – Zambia
111 – Zimbabwe
121 – Angola
143 – Namibia
145 – Malawi
147 – Lesotho
148 – Botswana
151 – Eswatini
152 – Mozambique
156 – Comoros
158 – Madagascar
159 – Mauritius
*Seychelles national team is not ranked.