Nigeria have climbed to the 38th
position in the latest FIFA women’s world rankings released on the FIFA
official website on Friday.
The Super Falcons maintained
their position as number one in Africa after amassing a total of 1,599 points
and moving just one spot upwards from their previous 39th position on the 155
team rankings.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the ranking is coming barely three months to the Women’s FIFA
World Cup, which is scheduled to hold in France from June 7 to July 7.
The Super Falcons’ current
position was boosted by their third-placed finish at a four-nation invitational
tournament in China and an impressive run in a 12-nation tourney in Cyprus.
The reigning African champions
ended the competition on a positive note with two wins and two defeats after
beating Slovakia 4-3 and trouncing Thailand 3-0 to finish in the seventh
position.
Nigeria was followed on the
rankings by Cameroon, who maintained their 46th position with a total of 1,499
points, while South Africa dropped one spot to the 49th position with 1,485
points to finish third on the continent.
Ghana, Equatorial Guinea,
Morocco, Algeria, Mali, Senegal, and Congo occupy the 51st, 70th, 79th, 84th,
85th, 88th and 100th positions, respectively, on the rankings to complete the
top 10 on the continent.
The United States remain number
one in the world after amassing a total of 2,101 points, followed by Germany
with 2,072 points.
England and 2019 World Cup hosts
France swapped positions as the Lionesses with 2,049 points moved one step up
the rankings into the third position, while Les Bleues with 2,043 points
dropped to the 4th position.
Canada and Australia maintained
their fifth and sixth positions, while Japan and Netherlands swapped places to
finish seventh and eighth, respectively.
Sweden and Brazil maintained
their positions to round up the top 10 teams in the world.
The 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup
finals will hold from June 7 to July 7, with France up against Korea Republic
in the opening match at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
The Super Falcons will open their
account in France against Norway at the Stade Auguste Delaune in Reims on June
8, before matches against Korea Republic in Grenoble on June 12 and host France
in Rennes on June 17.
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