Joel Ajayi
Super Eagles have moved up three places in the latest FIFA rankings, soaring to 36th in the global pecking order.
Nigeria who defeated Libya by a lone goal in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ,AFCON, qualifier earlier in the month are now fourth on the continental rankings. The return fixture in the North African country was moved following lack of sportsman behaviour by the Libyan authorities.
On the overall continental rankings, the Atlas Lions of Morocco led Africa. They are 13th in the world and followed by Senegal who are 20th.
Egypt (30th), Nigeria (36th), and Algeria (37th) complete the top five teams on the continent.
“There is further cause for celebration for Africa as two other CAF teams have climbed the most places (10) in this edition of the ranking, namely Comoros (108th) and Sudan (110th), who came out on top against Tunisia and Ghana, respectively, in their recent home-and-away duels as part of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifiers”, FIFA wrote on its website while announcing the latest rankings yesterday
On the global scene, Argentina still occupy the top spot, followed by France. Spain took the third position while England, Brazil, and Belgium make up the top six in that order.
Portugal is number seven, the Netherlands is eighth, Italy took ninth and Colombia ranked 10th on the global rankings.
Some of the biggest movers in the latest rankings include Algeria (37th, up 4), Peru (38th, up 5) and Greece (42nd, up
