ZURICH – The national women’s football team has stagnated in 79th place in the latest world rankings of the International Federation (Fifa), unveiled on Friday on its official website.
On the continental level, Algeria has preserved the 9th position, behind Nigeria (46th in the world), South Africa (54th), Cameroon (59th), Ghana (60th), Côte d’Ivoire (64th) , Equatorial Guinea (73rd), Morocco (76th), and Tunisia (78th).
“Five major tournaments, organized around the world, were on the program for this month of July 2022. In addition to the Women’s Euro 2022, continental competitions took place in Africa, South America, North America and Oceania, serving as qualifying events for the 2023 World Cup. “, specifies Fifa in its press release.
If the United States (1st), recent winners of the CONCACAF women’s championship, remain in the lead, they have a new runner-up: Germany (2nd, +3). The Euro 2022 finalist team is ahead of Sweden (3rd, -1), whose journey ended in the semi-finals of the tournament played in England.
Haloed by its first European coronation, England (4th, +4) climbed four places and positioned itself at the foot of a podium that France left (5th, -2). The falls of the Netherlands (6th, -2), Canada (7th, -1), and Spain (8th, -1) are the other significant changes in the Top 10.
On the African continent, South Africa (54th, -4) also jumped four places following its success in the 2022 African Cup of Nations, played in Morocco.
Semi-finalist of this CAN, Zambia (80th, +23) offers the best progression in the standings with a gain of 23 ranks. Beaten by these surprising Zambians in the match for third place (1-0), Nigeria (46th, -7) signs the biggest setback in terms of points (minus 69.33 pts).
The next edition of the Women’s World Ranking will be published on October 13, before the draw for the 2023 World Cup, scheduled for Saturday October 22, 2022 in Auckland, concludes Fifa.
Source: ALGERIA PRESS SERVICE
