In FIFA global ranking issued on 12 August 2016, the DRC team gained three points, rising from last year’s 59th to the current 56th rank.
In Africa, the country maintained its 9th rank right before Cape Verde. Below is the list of the FIFA top ten African teams:
1. Algeria
2. Ghana
3. Côte d’Ivoire
4. Senegal
5. Egypt
6. Tunisia
7. Morocco
8. Cameroun
9. DRC
10. Cape Verde
The team is already bracing for the African Cup of Nations 2017 and will be playing the Central African Republic team in the qualifier on 4 September 2016 in Kinshasa.