FIFA Rankings puts Nigeria into third position in Africa

GENEVA,  Switzerland 

The FIFA Rankings have officially released by world football governing body FIFA for March 2024, with some interesting developments from the African nations.

Finalists at the recent TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria moved to 30 in the world while also making it into the top three in Africa just behind Senegal and Morocco.

The Atlas Lions occupy 13th spot in the world but retain pole position on the continent, followed by Senegal who are 17th in the world and second in Africa.

African champions, Cote d’Ivoire move up to 38th in the world and take up the fifth spot on the continent, just behind fourth placed Egypt who are 38th in the world.

North African powerhouses, Tunisia and Algeria remain 41st and 43rd respectively on the global rankings and are followed by Mali who moved three places up to 44.

The top three nations in the world are world champions, Argentina followed by France and Belgium in third.

FIFA Rankings:

Continental Ranking	Country	World Ranking
1	Morocco	13
2	Senegal	17
3	Nigeria	30
4	Egypt	37
5	Côte d’Ivoire	38
6	Tunisia	41
7	Algeria	43
8	Mali	44
9	Cameroon	51
10	South Africa	59
11	Burkina Faso	62
12	DR Congo	63
13	Cape Verde	65
14	Ghana	68
15	Guinea	76
16	Equatorial Guinea	79
17	Gabon	84
18	Zambia	86
19	Uganda	92
20	Angola	94
21	Benin	97
22	Mauritania	105
23	Namibia	106
24	Kenya	107
25	Madagascar	109
26	Mozambique	110
27	Congo	111
28	Togo	113
29	Libya	114
30	Guinea-Bissau	116
31	Comoros	117
32	Tanzania	119
33	Zimbabwe	122
34	Malawi	125
35	Sierra Leone	126
36	Sudan	127
37	Central African Republic	128
38	Niger	129
39	Gambia	130
40	Rwanda	131
41	Burundi	140
42	Ethiopia	145
43	Botswana	146
44	Eswatini	148
45	Lesotho	149
46	Liberia	152
47	South Sudan	167
48	Chad	176
49	Mauritius	183
50	Sao Tome and Principe	188
51	Djibouti	192
52	Seychelles	197
53	Somalia	199

 

Team not classified because it has not performed for over four years: Eritrea