The FIFA Rankings have officially released by world football governing body FIFA for March 2024, with some interesting developments from the African nations.
Finalists at the recent TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria moved to 30 in the world while also making it into the top three in Africa just behind Senegal and Morocco.
The Atlas Lions occupy 13th spot in the world but retain pole position on the continent, followed by Senegal who are 17th in the world and second in Africa.
African champions, Cote d’Ivoire move up to 38th in the world and take up the fifth spot on the continent, just behind fourth placed Egypt who are 38th in the world.
North African powerhouses, Tunisia and Algeria remain 41st and 43rd respectively on the global rankings and are followed by Mali who moved three places up to 44.
The top three nations in the world are world champions, Argentina followed by France and Belgium in third.
FIFA Rankings:
Continental Ranking
Country
World Ranking
1
Morocco
13
2
Senegal
17
3
Nigeria
30
4
Egypt
37
5
Côte d’Ivoire
38
6
Tunisia
41
7
Algeria
43
8
Mali
44
9
Cameroon
51
10
South Africa
59
11
Burkina Faso
62
12
DR Congo
63
13
Cape Verde
65
14
Ghana
68
15
Guinea
76
16
Equatorial Guinea
79
17
Gabon
84
18
Zambia
86
19
Uganda
92
20
Angola
94
21
Benin
97
22
Mauritania
105
23
Namibia
106
24
Kenya
107
25
Madagascar
109
26
Mozambique
110
27
Congo
111
28
Togo
113
29
Libya
114
30
Guinea-Bissau
116
31
Comoros
117
32
Tanzania
119
33
Zimbabwe
122
34
Malawi
125
35
Sierra Leone
126
36
Sudan
127
37
Central African Republic
128
38
Niger
129
39
Gambia
130
40
Rwanda
131
41
Burundi
140
42
Ethiopia
145
43
Botswana
146
44
Eswatini
148
45
Lesotho
149
46
Liberia
152
47
South Sudan
167
48
Chad
176
49
Mauritius
183
50
Sao Tome and Principe
188
51
Djibouti
192
52
Seychelles
197
53
Somalia
199
Team not classified because it has not performed for over four years: Eritrea
