By Omolade Durojaiye
Nigeria’s Women Football National team, the Super Falcons have moved up eight spots from 40th to 32nd in the world based on FIFA’s women’s latest rankings.
According to the list released on Friday by the world football governing body, the eleven-time African champions also remained rooted as the foremost female national team on the continent.
The Super Falcons were previously in 40th place in the rankings released in June before the 2023 World Cup.
The Super Falcons had the second highest points increase of 94.14 to move from 1554.94 to 1649.08.
They were only second behind Morocco, who had a points increase of 104.22 to move from 1334.08 to 1438.3 and are ranked 58th in the world.
Nigeria had a good campaign at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, finishing second in the group without losing a game.
That was before eventually bowing out to the Lionesses of England after a 4-2 loss on penalty kicks in the round of 16.
In the latest ranking, South Africa and Cameroon also maintained their slots as the second and third-best teams in Africa.
Sweden, which earned a third-place finish at the World Cup, are now ranked number one in the world.
The US dropped to third, while England and France remained unmoved in the fourth and fifth spots, respectively.