Super Eagles drop in FIFA ranking as Morocco soars to 11th
Nigeria has dropped from 32nd to 35th position in the latest FIFA ranking released yesterday, just as World Cup winners Argentina have risen to second position. The highest-ranked African team is now Morocco, surpassing Senegal after a fantastic run in Qatar 2022. Morocco improved its overall ranking from 22nd in October to 11th. The Atlas […]
FILE PHOTO: Hakim Ziyech and Azzedine Ounahi celebrate Morocco’s win against Canada
Nigeria has dropped from 32nd to 35th position in the latest FIFA ranking released yesterday, just as World Cup winners Argentina have risen to second position.
The highest-ranked African team is now Morocco, surpassing Senegal after a fantastic run in Qatar 2022. Morocco improved its overall ranking from 22nd in October to 11th.
The Atlas Lions were eliminated by France 2-0 in the semi-finals before losing 2-1 to Croatia in the play-off, ending their journey with a memorable fourth place as the first African side to reach the last four.
Morocco are ahead of Senegal (19th), Tunisia (30th), Cameroon (33rd) and Nigeria (35th).
Brazil, the quarter-finalists for Qatar 2022, is still on top. Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, who won the title on Sunday in Qatar, moves up one spot, along with second-placed France, who is now third, and fourth-placed Belgium.
Croatia moved from 12th to seventh after finishing third, with fourth-placed Morocco now 11th as the highest-positioned African nation.
England (fifth), Netherlands (sixth), Italy (eighth), Portugal (ninth) and Spain round off the top 10 sides.
Japan are the best-ranked among Asian teams at 20th, ahead of Iran (24th), South Korea (25th), Australia (27th), Saudi Arabia (49th) and Qatar (60th).
Singapore remained at 160th spot – the Lions are behind Asean neighbours Vietnam (96th), Thailand (111th), Philippines (134th), Malaysia (145th), Indonesia (151st) and Myanmar (159th).