The recent 2-3 away win of Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifier against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone counted for little as the latest FIFA ranking saw them slip out of the African top 5
Napoli forward Victor Osimhen scored twice in Monrovia Liberia and ensured qualification for the biennial competition in Ivory Coast next year.
According to the latest ranking, the Super Eagles of Nigeria were placed 39th in the World, the three-time African Champions moved up one place after her 40th ranking last month and 6th in the continent of Africa.
Morocco maintained its position as the African best and stayed 13th in the World ranking.
The Lions of Teranga is placed in 18th in the World and 2nd in Africa while the Carthage of Tunisia is 31st in the World and 3rd in Africa.
African Top 7
1. Morocco ( 13)
2. Senegal (18)
3. Tunisia ( 31)
4. Algeria ( 32)
5. Egypt ( 34)
6. Nigeria (39)
7. Cameroon (43)
🚩 The latest FIFA World Ranking (Top 20):
🇦🇷 1. Argentina
🇫🇷 2. France
🇧🇷 3. Brazil
🏴 4. England
🇧🇪 5. Belgium
🇭🇷 6. Croatia
🇳🇱 7. Netherlands
🇮🇹 8. Italy
🇵🇹 9. Portugal
🇪🇸 10. Spain
🇺🇸 11. USA
🇨🇭 12. Switzerland
🇲🇦 13. Morocco
🇲🇽 14. Mexico
🇩🇪 15. Germany
🇺🇾 16. Uruguay
🇨🇴 17. Colombia
🇸🇳 18. Senegal
🇩🇰 19. Denmark
🇯🇵 20. Japan
CREDIT: FIFA