FIFA Rankings (W): Nigeria down two places but retain continental lead
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The first FIFA ranking of the women's national teams for 2024 appeared was officially released by world football governing body, FIFA on Friday, 15 March.
Nigeria went down two places from the rankings, going from 32nd to 34th position but maintain their lead on the continental.
In the African rankings, the Nigeria are followed reigning African champions, South Africa who moved one place up the world rankings to 51st.
Morocco are third on the continent, while occupying position 58 in the world. The Copper Queens of Zambia moved an impressive five spots to position 65.
World champions, Spain retain their lead in the global rankings.
Continental Position
Country
World Ranking
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1
Nigeria
34
-2
2
South Africa
51
+1
3
Morocco
58
+2
4
Ghana
64
-3
5
Zambia
65
+5
6
Cameroon
67
+1
7
Côte d’Ivoire
71
0
8
Tunisia
78
-1
9
Mali
81
0
10
Equatorial Guinea
82
0
11
Senegal
83
0
12
Algeria
84
0
13
Egypt
94
-2
14
Democratic Republic of Congo
106
-4
15
Congo
111
0
16
Togo
121
+1
17
Ethiopia
125
0
18
Namibia
126
0
Libya*
Eritrea*
Chad*
Sudan*
Djibouti*
Mauritania*
*Teams provisionally downgraded for not having played more than five matches against officially ranked teams.
*Teams that have not played for 48 months do not appear in the rankings.
