Super Falcons Crash Seven Places To 43rd In FIFA Ranking, Retain African Top Spot

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have dropped seven places to 43rd in the world but remain Africa’s top-ranked women’s national team in the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking released on Tuesday.

The 10-time African champions lost 83.54 points in the period under review, the biggest points decline recorded by any nation in the latest ranking update released in Zurich, Switzerland.

Despite the significant fall, Nigeria retained their position as Africa’s number one team, maintaining their continental supremacy even as their global ranking took a hit.

Spain remain the world’s number one women’s national team, while Malawi emerged as the biggest climbers in the latest update.

Malawi moved up 49 places to 104th in the world after gaining 158.44 points, the highest points increase recorded by any nation in the ranking period.

Egypt suffered the biggest positional decline, dropping 14 places in the latest classification.