Nigeria’s Tremendous Falcons have slipped one place to thirty seventh within the newest FIFA Ladies’s World Rating launched on Thursday. Regardless of the slight drop, the crew stays the highest-ranked aspect in Africa and continues to steer the continent.
The autumn ends their six-ranking keep in thirty sixth place. Nigeria’s latest outcomes — a 2-0 win away to Benin Republic and a 1-1 attract Abeokuta throughout their WAFCON qualifiers — have been sufficient to safe qualification for the 2026 Ladies’s Africa Cup of Nations, however not sufficient to enhance their international standing.
Whereas the Falcons didn’t play any pleasant matches throughout the newest worldwide window, a number of of their African rivals took full benefit of the interval to earn beneficial factors and shut the hole.
South Africa, Ghana, Zambia and Morocco all performed aggressive friendlies, boosting their rankings. Ghana climbed 5 locations to 62nd, turning into Africa’s third-best crew behind Nigeria and South Africa. Zambia and Morocco additionally benefited from their worldwide fixtures.
With Nigeria inactive, the highest 5 groups in Africa now stand as:
- Nigeria – thirty seventh
- South Africa – fifty fifth
- Ghana – 62nd
- Zambia – sixty fourth
- Morocco – 66th
At international degree, Spain stay first, adopted by the USA, Germany, England and Sweden.
The Tremendous Falcons will now stay up for the 2026 WAFCON in Morocco, the place they purpose to defend their title. With rivals bettering and the hosts longing for revenge, Nigeria will want robust preparation to remain forward and preserve their place as Africa’s dominant girls’s soccer crew.
