FIFA RANKING
Morocco stays top in latest FIFA Rankings
FIFA has officially published its quarterly rankings with some interesting moves for African teams on the global rankings.
Morocco have moved two places up to position 13, remaining the leading African nation in the rankings while reigning African champions Senegal dropped two places from position 18 but remain amongst the top 20 in the world as they occupy position 20.
Tunisia is now amongst the top 30 in the world after moving up to position 29, while Mali and Cote d’Ivoire both move two places up to 49 and 50 to break into the top 50 ranked sides, replacing Greece and Paraguay respectively.
As a result, CAF now has 9 teams in the top 50, which is two more compared to the previous rankings.
Meanwhile, Guinea-Bissau made the biggest improvement in the rankings, moving up six places to position 106.
It should be noted that Argentina is still the top the ranked team as they occupy number one ahead of France and Brazil.
15 Highest ranked African teams:
- 1 Morocco: 13
- 2 Senegal: 20
- 3 Tunisia: 29
- 4 Algeria: 34
- 5 Egypt: 35
- 6 Nigeria: 40
- 7 Cameroon: 41
- 8 Mali: 49
- 9 Ivory Coast: 50
- 10 Burkina Faso: 58
- 11 Ghana: 60
- 12 DR Congo: 64
- 13 South Africa: 65
- 14 Cape Verde: 71
- 15 Guinea: 81
Nigeria Super Eagles are now 36th in the World ranking, a rise of three steps over their previous position. That is the outcome of the latest ranking released Thursday by FIFA.
In so doing, the Super Eagles also rose in continental ranking as they are now number four after Morocco, Senegal and Egypt.
Victories over Benin Republic and Libya in their first leg matches of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as well as a valuable point obtained in their away game with Rwanda contributed to their rise.
Cote d’ivoire have overtaken the Nigeria Super Eagles in the current ranking released by FIFA on Thursday morning. Nigeria dropped from 38 to 39th position and ranks fifth position. There has been a steady drop in the team’s ranking lately following dismal post Afcon 2023 performances.
Most appalling is the fact that the team has not won any World Cup qualifying match since their 2-0 defeat of Liberia on 13 November 2021.
They have since gone seven matches without winning any. In contrast, Morocco continues to hold on tenaciously to the first position in the continent.
Overall, Argentina bounced into the first position in the world after their last weekend’s triumph in the Copa America. Newly crowned European champions Spain rose to third position.
The dismal performances of the Nigeria national team, Super Eagles have reflected in the current FIFA ranking released this Thursday.
Nigeria dropped eight steps down the ladder from 30th position to 38th. They are also fifth in the continent as Morocco and Senegal hold on tenaciously to the top two positions.
The two World Cup qualifying matches against South Africa and Benin Republic which the Super Eagles bungled may have been responsible for the big plunge.
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