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  • FIFA Rankings: Super Eagles end 2025 38th globally

    FIFA Rankings: Super Eagles end 2025 38th globally

    The Super Eagles will end 2025 ranked 38th in the world, according to the latest FIFA rankings released on Monday.

    Nigeria’s position remains unchanged from the Nov. 19 ranking, after the team climbed three places from 41st.

    The Super Eagles also retained sixth position on the African rankings.

    Overall, 2025 proved mixed for Nigeria, but the team finished the year six places higher than its opening ranking of 44th.

    The first ranking of the year in April saw Nigeria rise to 43rd. Subsequent updates dropped the Eagles to 44th in July and 45th in Sept.

    October marked a turnaround as Nigeria surged to 41st, recording their biggest rise since Feb. 2024, following their AFCON silver-medal finish.

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    The November ranking lifted the Eagles three more places to 38th, a position they maintain heading into 2026.

    In Africa, Morocco led the continent at 11th globally, followed by Senegal in 19th place. Algeria climbed to 34th, while Egypt dropped to 35th, ranking fifth in Africa.

    Globally, Spain topped the rankings ahead of Argentina and France. England is fourth, Brazil fifth, followed by Portugal and the Netherlands.

    Belgium, Germany and Croatia complete the top 10.

    The next FIFA rankings will be released on Jan. 19, 2026, a day after the AFCON final in Morocco.

    (NAN)

  • FULL LIST: Top 10 African teams in new FIFA rankings

    FULL LIST: Top 10 African teams in new FIFA rankings

    The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has released an updated ranking of men’s international football teams.

    Nigeria fell to 38th in the world, dropping eight places in the new rankings released on Thursday, June 20.

    Across the rest of Africa though, Morocco leaped over Senegal and are now ranked first in Africa and 12th in the world.

    Here’s a full list of the top 10 teams in Africa:

    1. Morocco

    2. Senegal

    3. Egypt

    4. Côte d’ivoire

    5. Nigeria

    6. Tunisia

    7. Algeria

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    8. Cameroon

    9. Mali

    10. South Africa

  • Super Eagles drop to 30th in FIFA Rankings

    Super Eagles drop to 30th in FIFA Rankings

    Super Eagles have dropped two places in the latest ranking for the month of April released by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA).

    Nigeria occupied the 28th  spot in the last ranking probably because of the Eagles’ second position at the 2023 African Cup of Nations but the country has dropped to the 30th  spot in the world. They still however maintain their third spot in Africa behind Morocco and Senegal who are both in the World 20.

    A total of 174 matches, spanning all four corners of the globe, were played during the most recent window in the Men’s International Match Calendar. Asian teams were involved in various formats, including FIFA World Cup 26  qualifiers, whereas the Concacaf zone witnessed the final phase of the Nations League. There were also several friendly matches in each of the six confederations as part of the FIFA Series 2024™.

    These matches have had a significant effect on the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking, most notably within the top ten.

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    Argentina (1st ) continue to lead the way ahead of France (2nd ), but Belgium (3rd , up 1) have returned to the podium at the expense of England (4th , down 1). Brazil (5th ) complete the top five, but Portugal (6th, up 1) are now knocking on the door. The Netherlands (7th , down 1) have slipped one place, whereas Spain (8th ), Italy (9th ) and Croatia (10th ) have all held on to their positions.

    The USA (11th,  up 2), Colombia (12th , up 2), Ukraine (22nd , up 2) and Poland (28th , up 2) have all made progress up the ranking, as have Czech  (36th , up 4), Palestine (93rd, up 4) and Kyrgyz Republic (100th , up 4), all of whom have taken the biggest strides among the top 100 teams.

    Super Eagles played two games against the Black Stars of Ghana and the Eagles of Mali in the last window for friendlies with the Nigeria side recorded a 2-1 win over Ghana before losing the second  2-0 to Mali.

    The victory against Ghana counted for little as the latest ranking showed two steps down the ladder for the Super Eagles but Mali gained from the win as they moved three steps up to the 44th spot in the world and eighth in Africa.

    Africa Champions Cote  d’Ivoire moved a step up to occupy the 38th position in the world and fifth in Africa while Egypt are fourth in Africa but 37th in the world.

    Tunisia (41) and Algeria (43) are the other Africans in the top 50 but sixth and seventh in Africa.

    The next ranking will be published on 20 June

    African Top 10 Teams

    1. Morocco

    2. Senegal

    3. Nigeria

    4. Egypt

    5. Cote d’Ivoire

    6. Tunisia

    7. Algeria

    8. Mali

    9. Cameroon

    10. South Africa

  • FULL LIST: Top 10 teams in Africa according to latest FIFA rankings

    FULL LIST: Top 10 teams in Africa according to latest FIFA rankings

    The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has released an updated ranking of international teams across the world.

    The new rankings dropped after the conclusion of the Africa Cup of Nations and the Asia Cup.

    The two finalists at the AFCON moved into the top five teams as third place South Africa moved into the top ten.

    Here’s a full list of the top ten teams in Africa according to the latest FIFA rankings:

    1. Morocco

    2. Senegal

    3. Nigeria

    4. Egypt

    5. Ivory Coast

    6. Tunisia

    7. Algeria

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    8. Mali

    9. Cameroon

    10. South Africa