Six days after the end of 2019
Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, Nigeria moved twelve spots up from 45th to 33rd
in FIFA’s latest rankings.
According to the rankings
released on Friday by the world footballing body, the Super Eagles maintain its
3rd position in the continent.
The Super Eagles moved from its
June points of 1433 to 1481.
The Eagles won the bronze medal
at the 32nd edition of the AFCON after pipping Tunisia 1-0 at the Al Salam
Stadium in Cairo on July 17, 2019.
African champions, Algeria, moved
28 spots up to become 40th in the world.
The desert foxes, as they are
popularly referred to, are the biggest movers in the July edition by ranks and
points; ranking the 4th best team in Africa.
AFCON silver medal winners,
Senegal, moved two spots up from 22nd to 20th- their best ever FIFA ranking.
They also maintained their number
one spot in the continent.
AFCON debutants and surprise
quarter-finalist, Madagascar, moved 12 spots up from 108 to 96.
Benin, another surprise
quarterfinalist, moved six spots up from 88th to 82nd.
Egypt is now ranked 6th in
Africa, moving nine spots from 58th to 49th in the world.
On the global ranking, Belgium
maintained its number one spot in the world with 1746 points while Brazil
displaced France to take the second spot.
The top 10 countries in the world
are Belgium, Brazil, France, England, Uruguay, Portugal, Croatia, Colombia,
Spain and Argentina.
The next FIFA world rankings will
be published on September 19, 2019.
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