FIFA Ranking: Despite poor Olympics outing, Super Falcons still rated number one team in Africa

Nigeria is still the number one nation in Africa’s female football, according to the latest Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ranking. In the list which was released on Friday, the Super Falcons retain their position as the 36th best in the world and first in Africa. This comes despite the team’s poor performance at […]

Nigeria is still the number one nation in Africa’s female football, according to the latest Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ranking.

In the list which was released on Friday, the Super Falcons retain their position as the 36th best in the world and first in Africa.

This comes despite the team’s poor performance at the just-concluded Women’s Summer Olympics football event in Paris, where it failed to make it to the quarterfinals, after three consecutive defeats.

The team has held the position since March this year when they dropped from 34th in December 2023 to 36th.

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South Africa’s Bayana Bayana is second behind Nigeria in Africa and 50th in the world after moving a step up from their 51st ranking in June

Morocco is third in Africa and 59th in the world while Zambia, who were at the Paris 2024 Olympics, moved two steps to 62nd in the world and fourth in Africa, with Ghana completing the top five list in Africa albeit they are ranked 66th in the world.

Meanwhile, according to the latest ranking by FIFA, the top 10 female football teams in the world include, the United States of America, England, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Korea DPR and France.

The next FIFA Women’s World Ranking is scheduled for publication on December 20, 2024.