Nigeria rank in Africa by FIFA?
After the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations that ended on Sunday, February 11, the Super Eagles of Nigeria had a good campaign in Cote d’Ivoire for reaching the final were they lose 2-1 to host Cote d’Ivoire in the AFCON final. The disappointing end for the Super Eagles despite losing to Cote d’Ivoire was not all to take home but the great development and improvement from the Nigeria national team, which as a result led to the great change in the FIFA Africa ranking in 2024. This development was well examine by FIFA which resulted into an increase in both world and Africa ranking for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up to 24th in the latest FIFA rankings, which was released on Thursday. This achievement saw them displace Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria, and moving them into the top three best football playing nations in Africa.
The Super Eagles were the sixth-best team in Africa before AFCON 2023 which started on 11 January 2024 but after an amazing performance, having been unbeaten from the group stage to the final has seen Nigeria soar up to third place in 2024 fifa ranking.
Top 20 Africa ranking by FIFA
1. Morocco First in Africa, 12th in the world.
2. Senegal Second in Africa, 17th in the world.
3. Nigeria Third in Africa, 28th in the world.
4. Egypt Fourth in Africa, 36th in the world.
5. Cote d’Ivoire Fifth in Africa, 39th in the world
6. Tunisia Sixth in Africa, 41st in the world.
7. Algeria Seventh in Africa, 43rd in the world.
8. Mali Eight in Africa, 47th in the world.
9. Cameroon Ninth in Africa, 51st in the world.
10. South Africa 10th in Africa, 58th in the world.
11. Burkina Faso 11th in Africa, 61st in the world.
12. Congo DR 12th in Africa, 63rd in the world.
13. Cabo Verde 13th in Africa, 65th in the world.
14. Ghana 14th in Africa, 67th in the world.
15. Guinea 15th in Africa, 76th in the world.
16. Equatorial Guinea 16th in Africa, 79th in the world.
17. Gabon 17th in Africa, 84th in the world.
18. Zambia 18th in Africa, 87th in the world.
19. Uganda 19th in Africa, 92nd in the world.
20. Angola 20th in Africa, 93rd in the world.
