{"id":813430,"date":"2024-12-20T23:24:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T05:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/fifa-rankings-nigerias-super-eagles-end-2024-ahead-of-ghana-south-africa-cameroon\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T23:24:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T05:24:53","slug":"fifa-rankings-nigerias-super-eagles-end-2024-ahead-of-ghana-south-africa-cameroon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/fifa-rankings-nigerias-super-eagles-end-2024-ahead-of-ghana-south-africa-cameroon\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA rankings: Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles end 2024 ahead of Ghana, South Africa, Cameroon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles have ended 2024 ranked as Africa\u2019s fifth-best team in FIFA\u2019s latest global standings, released Thursday morning, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Despite a challenging end to the year<\/a> that saw the team drop eight places to 44th globally, the Super Eagles still managed to hold their own against eternal continental rivals like South Africa, Cameroon, and Ghana.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s ranking represents a mixed bag for Nigeria. While the team retained its fifth spot<\/a> in Africa, their decline in global rankings was driven by underwhelming performances in key fixtures.<\/p>\n

Super Eagles. Photo Credit- IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most notably, the Super Eagles struggled during the final rounds of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, securing just a solitary point in lackluster outings against the Benin Republic<\/a> and Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Nigeria were forced to a scored draw by the Cheetahs in Abidjan only for Samuel Chukwueze\u2019s excellent strike to end up as consolation in a 2-1 home defeat to the Wasps.<\/p>\n

Looking at year-to-year standings, at this time in 2023, Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles were ranked 42nd in the world but sixth on the continent.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, South Africa\u2019s Bafana Bafana showed marked improvement, climbing th<\/p>\n

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William Ekong, Stanley Nwabali of Nigeria during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON qualifier match between Nigeria and Benin Republic at Godwill Akpabio Stadium on September 7, 2024 in Uyo, Nigeria. Super Eagles. Photo Credit- IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cameroon and Ghana, however, endured disappointing campaigns. Ghana\u2019s Black Stars finished the year ranked 77th, a stark reminder of the ongoing struggles within the Black Stars setup.<\/p>\n

At the continental summit, Morocco retained their status as the continent\u2019s best, finishing as Africa\u2019s top-ranked team in 14th place globally.<\/p>\n

Senegal (17th), Egypt (33rd), and Algeria (37th) rounded out the top four, with C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Cameroon, Mali, Tunisia, and South Africa completing the top 10.<\/p>\n

Globally, Argentina retained their position as FIFA\u2019s top-ranked team, followed by France, Spain, England, and Brazil.<\/p>\n

With 1,181 international matches played across the calendar year, the rankings reflected consistent dominance from the world\u2019s elite teams.<\/p>\n

As Nigeria enter 2025, all eyes will be on the Super Eagles to reignite their competitive spark, with the World Cup qualifiers returning in the first quarter of the year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Read More<\/a>Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Soccer Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles have ended 2024 ranked as Africa\u2019s fifth-best team in FIFA\u2019s latest global standings, released Thursday morning, Soccernet.ng reports. Despite a challenging end to the year that saw the team drop eight places to 44th globally, the Super Eagles still managed to hold their own against eternal continental rivals like South Africa, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":813431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21970,24024,2005],"tags":[86607,13437],"class_list":{"0":"post-813430","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nigerias","8":"category-rankings","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-nigerias","11":"tag-rankings"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}