Nigeria’s Women senior national team, Super Falcons, have climbed up to 36th place in the latest FIFA Women’s World Rankings released on Tuesday.
The reigning African champions were 37th in the previous rankings, but have moved one spot and are now ranked as the 36th best Women’s national team in the world.
The Super Falcons also remain the highest ranked country in Africa, ahead of South Africa who are ranked 58th in the world.
Ghana, ranked 59th in the world, are the third best team in Africa and are followed by Morocco and Zambia who round up the top five.
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Meanwhile, Spain retain their position as the highest ranked nation in Women’s football, with the United States, England, Germany and Japan completing the top five.
Super Falcons eye successful WAFCON title defence
Nigeria will be in action at the rescheduled Women’s African Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco, who are hosting the tournament for a third consecutive edition.
The tournament was supposed to initially hold between March 17 and April 3, but was postponed and will now take place between July 26 and August 16.
The Super Falcons will be looking to defend their title which they won by defeating Morocco 3-2 in the 2024 final in Rabat and have been placed in group C where they will battle Zambia, Egypt and Malawi, beginning their campaign against the latter.
Meanwhile, they will also be hoping to at least reach the semifinals of the tournament which guarantees automatic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
