Here is the FIFA ranking for the 16 teams qualified for the CAN 2013:
- Côte d’Ivoire: 14th globally
- Algeria: 19th globally
- Mali: 25th globally
- Ghana: 30th globally
- Zambia: 34th globally
- Tunisia: 40th globally
- Nigeria: 52nd globally
- South Africa: 87th globally
- Angola: 84th globally
- Burkina Faso: 89th globally
- Togo: 71st globally
- Morocco: 74th globally
- Cape Verde: 69th globally
- Niger: 105th globally
- DR Congo: 107th globally
- Ethiopia: 110th globally