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Warriors move up FIFA rankings
06 Aug 2015 at 18:44hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe national soccer team, the Warriors continued with their rise on the FIFA rankings after going up four places to land on 108th position in the world.
The Warriors' rise comes despite all the boardroom drama that has threatened to tear apart the country's most supported sport.
Last month, the team gained seven places on their world ranking to land on 112.
In rankings released on Thursday, the Warriors were once again in the positive, this time moving four places up even though they were inactive in the month of July.
Despite moving on their world ranking, the Warriors were stagnant on the their continental ranking as they maintained 32nd position.
Zimbabwe last month gained two places on their continental rankings but on Tuesday stayed put on position 32.
Argentina remained the world's highest ranked team after clinging onto pole position.
Germany dropped from second to third position with Belgium in the positive territory after moving one place up from third to second.
Colombia and Brazil maintained 4th and 5th positions.
Algeria maintained pole position on the African continent with Cote d'Ivoire remaining on second.
Ghana Tunisia and Senegal complete Africa's top five.
Source - zbc