FIFA Rankings ahead of the AFCON: It seems that in this hypothetical situation, Morocco did well in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, reaching the semi-finals and beating strong teams like Spain and Portugal. Thanks to this impressive performance, FIFA placed Morocco as the best team in Africa in its post-World Cup rankings.
Morocco’s success at the World Cup could significantly contribute to its improvement in the FIFA rankings. Rankings are determined by the team’s performance in international competitions, and extensive participation in a major tournament like the World Cup can have a big impact.
Senegal, as the reigning CAN (Africa Cup of Nations) champion, is ranked second best team in Africa in this ranking. The CAN is another prestigious tournament for African teams, and winning it would also have a positive impact on Senegal’s ranking.
Tunisia completes the top three in this ranking, demonstrating that it has found success and consistency in its recent international performances.
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FIFA Rankings ahead of the AFCON
| 1. | Morocco | 🇲🇦 | 1658.49 |
| 2. | Senegal | 🇸🇳 | 1600.82 |
| 3. | Tunisia | 🇹🇳 | 1516.14 |
| 4. | Algeria | 🇩🇿 | 1512.9 |
| 5. | Egypt | 🇪🇬 | 1511.95 |
| 6. | Nigeria | 🇳🇬 | 1490.48 |
| 7. | Cameroon | 🇨🇲 | 1466.98 |
| 8. | Mali | 🇲🇱 | 1449.75 |
| 9. | Ivory Coast | 🇨🇮 | 1439.17 |
| 10. | Burkina Faso | 🇧🇫 | 1410.59 |
| 11. | Ghana | 🇬🇠| 1394.74 |
| 12. | South Africa | 🇿🇦 | 1366.35 |
| 13. | Congo DR | 🇨🇩 | 1366.18 |
| 14. | Cabo Verde | 🇨🇻 | 1326.93 |
| 15. | Guinea | 🇬🇳 | 1296.89 |
| 16. | Zambia | 🇿🇲 | 1291.34 |
| 17. | Gabon | 🇬🇦 | 1270.8 |
| 18. | Uganda | 🇺🇬 | 1251.94 |
| 19. | Equatorial Guinea | 🇬🇶 | 1250.46 |
| 20. | Benin | 🇧🇯 | 1238.89 |
| 21. | Mauritania | 🇲🇷 | 1208.99 |
| 22. | Congo | 🇨🇬 | 1189.9 |
| 23. | Madagascar | 🇲🇬 | 1188.57 |
| 24. | Kenya | 🇰🇪 | 1186.85 |
| 25. | Guinea-Bissau | 🇬🇼 | 1186.85 |
| 26. | Mozambique | 🇲🇿 | 1176.58 |
| 27. | Namibia | 🇳🇦 | 1172.41 |
| 28. | Angola | 🇦🇴 | 1169.64 |
| 29. | The Gambia | 🇬🇲 | 1160.55 |
| 30. | Togo | 🇹🇬 | 1158.24 |
| 31. | Tanzania | 🇹🇿 | 1146.46 |
| 32. | Sierra Leone | 🇸🇱 | 1145.12 |
| 33. | Malawi | 🇲🇼 | 1144.29 |
| 34. | Zimbabwe | 🇿🇼 | 1138.56 |
| 35. | Libya | 🇱🇾 | 1137.64 |
| 36. | Central African Republic | 🇨🇫 | 1126.72 |
| 37. | Comoros | 🇰🇲 | 1125.57 |
| 38. | Niger | 🇳🇪 | 1122.81 |
| 39. | Sudan | 🇸🇩 | 1109.22 |
| 40. | Rwanda | 🇷🇼 | 1087.03 |
| 41. | Burundi | 🇧🇮 | 1080.43 |
| 42. | Ethiopia | 🇪🇹 | 1072.54 |
| 43. | Eswatini | 🇸🇿 | 1063.13 |
| 44. | Botswana | 🇧🇼 | 1055.85 |
| 45. | Liberia | 🇱🇷 | 1041.5 |
| 46. | Lesotho | 🇱🇸 | 1034.18 |
| 47. | South Sudan | 🇸🇸 | 986.56 |
| 48. | Mauritius | 🇲🇺 | 942.64 |
| 49. | Chad | 🇹🇩 | 930.22 |
| 50. | São Tomé and PrÃncipe | 🇸🇹 | 897.69 |
| 51. | Djibouti | 🇩🇯 | 889.2 |
| 52. | Seychelles | 🇸🇨 | 853.5 |
| 53. | Somalia | 🇸🇴 | 852.06 |
Argentina is the highest ranked team in FIFA
However, African teams are still far from the best in FIFA’s quality rankings. Morocco, the continent’s highest-ranked team, ranks 14th overall. Senegal is four places behind the Atlas Lions in 18th place.
Nigeria, sixth in the FIFA Africa rankings, ranks 39th in the world rankings. South Africa ranks 12th in Africa and 63rd overall. Ghana is the 11th highest ranked African team and 60th in the world.
Instead, it is Argentina that is at the top of the FIFA world rankings. The 2022 World Cup winners lead with 1843.73 points. France and Brazil complete the top three, with 1843.54 and 1828.27 points respectively.
The UK, Belgium, Croatia, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Spain complete the top 10.
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