FIFA: The 10 Lowest-Ranked African Nations!
With world football ’s governing body FIFA releasing its latest rankings this week, here is a look at who the 10 lowest-ranked African nations are!, with 2022 FIFA World Cup winners Argentina still in first place following the recent international break and Morocco unmoved as the Africa's strongest international team.
South Africa, meanwhile, remain 10th on the continent, but dropped to 59th in the overall standing. Who, however, are the African national teams lingering at the bottom of the rankings? As per FIFA's website, southern African side Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, are 148th overall, but place 44th out of the 53 nations in this discussion .
Following them is Lesotho, who fell to 149th position in the ranking and 45th in Africa. Liberia come in at 46th place, with South Sudan in at 47th and Chad in at 48th spot.place, respectively, while Djibouti, whose last victory was a 6-0 win over Pakistan in 2023, are the 51st-ranked national team. Seychelles, who were beaten 9-0 by eventual 2023 Africa Cup of Nations winners Ivory Coast in November last year, come in at 52nd, with Somalia the lowest-ranked of all FIFA teams on the continent.The Ocean Stars place 199th out of 210 countries in the overall ranking, with their last victory coming in 2019. For 14 free days, you can have access to the best from Soccer Laduma, KickOff, Daily Sun, TrueLove and Drum. Thereafter you will be billed R29 per month.
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