FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles Of Nigeria Remain In Africa’s Top 5 As France Replace Argentina

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have held on to their place as Africa’s fifth-highest-ranked men’s national team in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, remaining 26th in the world after an encouraging run of results before the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The Super Eagles went unbeaten in their last four outings, beating Zimbabwe 2-0 and Jamaica 3-0 before earning a 2-2 draw away to Poland. Those performances were enough to keep Eric Chelle’s side among the continent’s leading teams.

Morocco remain Africa’s highest-ranked side in sixth place globally after their impressive FIFA World Cup campaign. Senegal are second on the continent in 18th, followed by Egypt in 24th, Nigeria in 26th and Algeria in 29th.

At the top of the global standings, Argentina have slipped to second after France climbed to number one following a strong run at the World Cup. Spain completes the top three, with England fourth and Brazil fifth.

The latest top five African teams are:

1. Morocco (6th)
2. Senegal (18th)
3. Egypt (24th)
4. Nigeria (26th)
5. Algeria (29th)

Top 50 FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking

1. France
2. Argentina
3. Spain
4. England
5. Brazil
6. Morocco
7. Portugal
8. Belgium
9. Netherlands
10. Mexico
11. Colombia
12. Germany
13. Croatia
14. Switzerland
15. Italy
16. United States
17. Japan
18. Senegal
19. Norway
20. Uruguay
21. Denmark
22. IR Iran
23. Austria
24. Egypt
25. Ecuador
26. Nigeria
27. Türkiye
28. Australia
29. Algeria
30. Canada
31. Côte d’Ivoire
32. Korea Republic
33. Ukraine
34. Paraguay
35. Russia
36. Poland
37. Sweden
38. Wales
39. Hungary
40. Serbia
41. DR Congo
42. Scotland
43. Cameroon
44. Panama
45. Slovakia
46. Greece
47. Venezuela
48. Czechia
49. Chile
50. Peru