Fifa Ranking: Falcons Remain Africa's Best
Published: December 07, 2012
On Friday, the international governing body of football, Fifa, published the final ranking of female teams in 2012.
Despite failing to win a medal at the African Women's Championship in Equatorial Guinea, the Falcons of Nigeria remain the best team in Africa and have a global rank of 32nd. They were previously ranked in the 27th position.
Olympic champions USA, unbeaten in more than 20 games, top the ranking followed by Germany. Note that the biggest movers are the new African champions Equatorial Guinea, who are ranked 54th in the world and 4th in Africa.
The next Women's World Ranking will be published by Fifa on March 22, 2013.
Top 20 African Teams
1 Nigeria
2 Cameroon
3 Ghana
4 Equatorial Guinea
5 South Africa
6 Côte d'Ivoire
7 Morocco
8 Tunisia
9 Algeria
10 Egypt
11 Senegal
12 Mali
13 Zimbabwe
14 Ethiopia
15 Congo DR
16 Guinea
17 Namibia
18 Tanzania
19 Zambia
20 Mozambique
Despite failing to win a medal at the African Women's Championship in Equatorial Guinea, the Falcons of Nigeria remain the best team in Africa and have a global rank of 32nd. They were previously ranked in the 27th position.
Olympic champions USA, unbeaten in more than 20 games, top the ranking followed by Germany. Note that the biggest movers are the new African champions Equatorial Guinea, who are ranked 54th in the world and 4th in Africa.
The next Women's World Ranking will be published by Fifa on March 22, 2013.
Top 20 African Teams
1 Nigeria
2 Cameroon
3 Ghana
4 Equatorial Guinea
5 South Africa
6 Côte d'Ivoire
7 Morocco
8 Tunisia
9 Algeria
10 Egypt
11 Senegal
12 Mali
13 Zimbabwe
14 Ethiopia
15 Congo DR
16 Guinea
17 Namibia
18 Tanzania
19 Zambia
20 Mozambique
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