{"id":44249,"date":"2025-04-09T10:56:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T10:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/leone-stars-of-sierra-leone-moves-up-to-124th-in-april-2025-fifa-rankings"},"modified":"2025-04-09T10:56:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T10:56:17","slug":"leone-stars-of-sierra-leone-moves-up-to-124th-in-april-2025-fifa-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/leone-stars-of-sierra-leone-moves-up-to-124th-in-april-2025-fifa-rankings","title":{"rendered":"Leone Stars of Sierra Leone Moves up to 124th in April 2025 FIFA Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone has gained five places, rising from 129th to 124th in the latest International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) rankings for national football teams in April 2025. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is the first ranking update of the year, following the last release on December 19, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The latest rankings reflect some changes in the standings of African national teams, influenced primarily by their performances in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March and the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>In their March outings, Sierra Leone achieved a notable 3-1 victory over Guinea-Bissau, though they later lost 1-0 to a strong Egyptian side in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. These games place Sierra Leone 34th in Africa and 124th worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco retained its position as Africa\u2019s top-ranked team and climbed two places globally to 12th, improving from 14th in the previous ranking.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal remained Africa\u2019s second-ranked team despite dropping two places in the global rankings to 19th. Ivory Coast made the most significant rise, moving up five places from 46th to 41st globally. Guinea-Bissau experienced the steepest decline, falling eight places, from 120th to 128th, the largest drop of any team worldwide in this ranking cycle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Sierra-Leone<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone has gained five places, rising from 129th to 124th in the latest International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) rankings for national football teams in April 2025. This is the first ranking update of the year, following the last release on December 19, 2024. 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