my text align middle did not work

my text align middle did not work

Something wrong with my code. I need to center text in the middle of each
box. Thanks for your help

#navcontainer { padding: 0 5 20px 10px; }
ul#navlist { font-family: sans-serif; }
ul#navlist a
{
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
display: inline-block;
line-height:20px
vertical-align: middle;
}
ul#navlist, ul#navlist ul, ul#navlist li
{
margin: 0 8px;
padding: 0px;
list-style-type: none;
box-shadow: 8px 8px 12px #aaa;
}
ul#navlist li { float: left;
}
ul#navlist li a
{
color: #ffffff;
background-color: #EF634A;
//padding:10px;
padding: 10px 5px 10px 5px;
border: 1px #ffffff outset;
height: 40px;
}
ul#navlist li a:hover
{
color: #ffff00;
background-color: #003366;
}
ul#navlist li a:active
{
color: #cccccc;
background-color: #003366;
border: 1px #ffffff inset;
}
ul#subnavlist { display: none; }
ul#subnavlist li { float: none; }
ul#subnavlist li a
{
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
height: 20px;
}
ul#navlist li:hover ul#subnavlist
{
display: block;
//display: inline-block;
//display: table-cell;
position: absolute;
font-size: 8pt;
padding-top: 5px;
}
ul#navlist li:hover ul#subnavlist li a
{
display: block;
width : 260;
height : 100;
border: none;
padding: 2px;
}
ul#navlist li:hover ul#subnavlist li a:before { content: " >> "; }

and
<div id="navcontainer">
<ul id="navlist">
<li><a href="obs-geostrategique-sport.php?cat=1">PROGRAMME EUROPÉEN DE
LUTTE <br>CONTRE LE TRUCAGE DE MATCHS</a></li>
<li><a href="obs-geostrategique-sport.php?cat=2">ACTUALITÉS
SPORTIVES</a></li>
<li><a href="obs-geostrategique-sport.php?cat=3">COMMUNIQUÉS</a></li>
<li id="active"><a href="obs-geostrategique-sport.php?cat=4"
id="current">THEMATIQUES</a>
<ul id="subnavlist">
<li id="subactive"><a href="#" id="subcurrent">Lutte contre la
corruption</a></li>
<li><a href="obs-geostrategique-sport.php?cat=4&id=1">Evènements
sportifs </a></li>
<li><a href="obs-geostrategique-sport.php?cat=4&id=2">Bonne
gouvernance du sport</a></li>
<li><a href="obs-geostrategique-sport.php?cat=4&id=3">Economie du
sport</a></li>
<li><a href="obs-geostrategique-sport.php?cat=4&id=4">Lutte contre le
dopage</a></li>
<li><a href="obs-geostrategique-sport.php?cat=4&id=5">Lutte pour
l'intégrité dans le sport</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>