Africa: CHAN Henceforth Taken Into Account in Fifa Rankings

The Confederation of African Football is pleased to announce that the matches played within the finals of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) will now be considered in the FIFA Rankings.

The decision taken by the International Federation of Football Association was imposed with an immediate effect. The FIFA Rankings for the month of January shall be published on Thursday, January 16th 2014; and will take in to account matches played until the 12th of January 2014 within the framework of the 3rd edition of the Orange African Nations Championship - South Africa 2014.

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