Despite securing four points in the latest African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sao Tome, Sierra Leone dropped in the latest Fifa ranking from 116th to 117th.
It comes after John Keister’s team dropped points at home in last month’s Afcon qualifiers’ first leg against lowly-rated Sao Tome.
However, in the return leg, Sierra Leone registered its first victory in the African Cup of Nations Qualifying Group A campaign defeating Sao Tome 2-0 to move two points behind leaders Guinea Bissau.
Both sides played to a 2-2 draw on Wednesday, but on matchday four, Sierra Leone looked more determined to keep their qualification campaign alive.
Defender Abubakarr Samura scored the opener in the 7th minute from a corner the Sao Tome defence failed to clear.
After controlling much of the first 20 minutes, RB Linense midfielder Alhassan Koroma scored a decent long-range to double Sierra Leone’s lead in the 28 minutes.
The Qualifiers will continue in June when Sierra Leone hosts Nigeria.
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