Nigeria Claims Third Position in Latest FIFA Africa Ranking

In the most recent FIFA rankings released on Wednesday, Nigeria has secured the third position among the top football teams in Africa. Morocco and Senegal clinched the first and second spots, respectively.

The rankings, available on the FIFA website, indicate that the North African teams of Egypt and Tunisia secured the fourth and fifth positions, respectively. Despite Algeria’s exit from the Africa Cup of Nations in the group stage after a surprising defeat against Mauritania on January 23, they are ranked sixth on the list.

The full list is as follows:

1. Morocco
2. Senegal
3. Nigeria
4. Egypt
5. Tunisia
6. Algeria
7. Mali
8. Cameroon
9. Côte d’Ivoire
10. Burkina Faso
11. South Africa
12. Cabo Verde
13. Congo DR
14. Ghana
15. Guinea
16. Equatorial Guinea
17. Gabon
18. Zambia
19. Uganda
20. Angola
21. Benin
22. Mauritania
23. Namibia
24. Madagascar
25. Mozambique
26. Kenya
27. Congo
28. Togo
29. Guinea-Bissau
30. Libya
31. Tanzania
32. Comoros
33. Malawi
34. Zimbabwe
35. Sierra Leone
36. Sudan
37. Niger
38. Central African Republic
39. The Gambia
40. Rwanda
41. Burundi
42. Ethiopia
43. Botswana
44. Lesotho
45. Eswatini
46. Liberia
47. South Sudan
48. Mauritius
49. Chad
50. São Tomé and Príncipe