Senegal replaced Tunisia as the highest ranked African national team when the monthly statistics were released by FIFA Thursday.
The Senegalese rose from second place on the back of a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying victory in Equatorial Guinea during November.
Tunisia lost away to Egypt in the same competition, and was also beaten at home by Morocco in a friendly.
Only five African countries — Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo — are among the top 50 in the world.
