The Pharaohs beat South Africa 1-0 last week but it was not enough to maintain their position as other national teams registered good results.

Egypt remained the top dogs in the Arab category for the seventh successive month and replaced Ghana in the fourth spot in Africa.

Meanwhile, Brazil are still on top of the rankings followed by world champions Italy while Argentina leapfrogged France to grab third place.

The most improving team for this month was Cuba who moved up 22 positions to settle in the 46th place.

Top five teams:

1-Brazil

2-Italy

3-Argentina

4-France

5-England

Top five African teams:

9-Nigeria

11-Cameroon

18-Ivory Coast

26-Egypt

27-Guinea

Top five Arab teams:

26-Egypt

32-Tunisia

39-Morocco

57-Qatar

64-Saudi Arabia