Algeria and Malawi tied for 12th. Algeria in the first pot because their unrounded total points are higher than Malawi's.
FIFA Ranking vs. Elo Ratings
Underachievers
South Africa (7th in Africa in the Elo Ratings), Senegal (8), Uganda (10) and Mali (12) fail to reach the first pot.
Congo DR (23) and Gambia (24) fail to reach the second pot.
Ethiopia (33) and Namibia (36) fail to reach the third pot.
Seychelles (48) fail to reach the fourth pot.
Overachievers
Guinea (13), Gabon (14), Libya (15) and Algeria (18) in the first pot.
Mozambique (26) and Niger (28) in the second pot.
Chad (38) and Kenya (39) in the third pot.
Somalia (51) in the fourth pot.
1 Côte d'Ivoire 922
2 Egypt 875
3 Cameroon 744
4 Ghana 705
5 Burkina Faso 659
6 Nigeria 646
7 Tunisia 556
8 Gabon 551
9 Libya 530
10 Morocco 514
11 Guinea 494
12 Algeria 479
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12 Malawi 479
14 Senegal 475
15 Botswana 462
16 Cape Verde Islands 443
17 Mali 439
18 Uganda 417
19 South Africa 412
20 Zambia 399
21 Benin 380
22 Angola 357
23 Niger 356
24 Mozambique 351
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25 Sudan 343
26 Central African Republic 301
27 Zimbabwe 267
28 Sierra Leone 260
29 Tanzania 258
30 Gambia 257
31 Congo DR 240
32 Togo 238
33 Rwanda 208
34 Congo 206
35 Kenya 173
36 Chad 167
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37 Ethiopia 149
38 Guinea-Bissau 142
39 Burundi 130
40 Namibia 104
41 Madagascar 92
42 Equatorial Guinea 83
43 Liberia 77
44 Swaziland 68
45 Lesotho 44
46 Mauritania 32
47 Eritrea 29
48 Somalia 23
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49 Comoros 19
50 Djibouti 12
51 Mauritius 10
52 Seychelles 7
53 Sao Tome e Principe 0
I'm not criticising, I see how lowly the ELO rates them, but I find it amusing that Algeria being in the first pot is regarded as overachieving. The team qualified to the World Cup and reached the semi finals of the ACON. I know they've been in dire form since the World Cup but surely those accomplishments should be enough to keep them in the top 12 in Africa on merit.
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