{"id":46064,"date":"2023-06-30T08:12:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T08:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/eagles-remain-6th-in-africa-improve-to-39-in-latest-fifa-rankings"},"modified":"2023-06-30T08:30:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T08:30:14","slug":"eagles-remain-6th-in-africa-improve-to-39-in-latest-fifa-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/eagles-remain-6th-in-africa-improve-to-39-in-latest-fifa-rankings","title":{"rendered":"Eagles Remain 6th in Africa, Improve to 39 in latest FIFA Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The Super Eagles of Nigeria are still not amongst the top five countries in Africa but have improved in the world ranking on FIFA\u2019s latest rankings.<\/p>\n

A 3-2 away victory over Sierra Leone in the AFCON qualifiers may have helped boost Nigeria\u2019s points and improved the world rankings to 39 from 40.<\/p>\n

But, it didn\u2019t do much in increasing the Super Eagles\u2019 position in Africa considering other African nations had good results.<\/p>\n

Notably, Morocco, which are the highest-ranked African nation defeated Brazil in a friendly game.<\/p>\n

Again, no space for Ghana in the top 10.<\/p>\n

Top 10 in Africa<\/p>\n

1. Morocco (13)<\/p>\n

2. Senegal (18)<\/p>\n

3. Tunisia (31)<\/p>\n

4. Algeria (33)<\/p>\n

5. Egypt (34)<\/p>\n

6. Nigeria (39)<\/p>\n

7. Cameroon (43)<\/p>\n

8. Mali (50)<\/p>\n

9. Ivory Coast (51)<\/p>\n

10. Burkina Faso (55)<\/p>\n

World Champions, Argentina remained the number team in the rankings.<\/p>\n

Top 10 in the world<\/p>\n

1. Argentina<\/p>\n

2. France<\/p>\n

3. Brazil<\/p>\n

4. England<\/p>\n

5. Belgium<\/p>\n

6. Croatia<\/p>\n

7. Netherlands<\/p>\n

8. Italy<\/p>\n

9. Portugal<\/p>\n

10. Spain<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. The Super Eagles of Nigeria are still not amongst the top five countries in Africa but have improved in the world ranking on FIFA\u2019s latest rankings. A 3-2 away victory over Sierra Leone in the AFCON qualifiers may have helped boost Nigeria\u2019s points and improved the world rankings to 39 from 40. 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