Positions of Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana in the Fifa World Rankings announced

The Super Eagles, Bafana Bafana, and Black Stars stay intact in the current international football governing body rankings.

According to the December rankings announced on Thursday by the Federation of International Football Association, Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana remain unchanged.

With 1478 points, the three-time African champions Super Eagles stay fifth on the continent and 36th overall.

For Bafana Bafana, who will be missing out on the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations billed for Cameroon – they still retain their 13th place in Africa and no. 68 in the world.

Milovan Rajevac’s Black Stars – who are eyeing a fifth Afcon crown – sit in eighth place in Africa and 52nd in the world.

The Harambee Stars will not be featuring at the biennial African football showpiece, nonetheless, they still maintain their 22nd spot in Africa and 102nd position universally.

Senegal are ranked first in Africa and 20th in the world with 1561 points, while Morocco’s Atlas Lions – who are also unmoved – remain 28th globally and second in Africa after accruing 1529 points.

Afcon hosts Cameroon are 50th in the world, while reigning African champions and Fifa Arab Cup kings Algeria are ranked 30th globally and third in the continent.

For Africa Cup of Nations debutants Comoros, losing 4-0 to Mohamed Salah’s Egypt on the last day of their Afcon qualification are rated no. 38 in Africa and 132nd worldwide.

Equatorial Guinea (114th + 59.78 points compared to December 2020) made the most impressive progress among African teams, while Saudi Arabia (51st + 81.71 points compared to December 2020) did the same in Asia.