Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles have ended 2024 ranked as Africa’s fifth-best staff in FIFA’s newest world standings, launched Thursday morning, Soccernet.ng experiences.
Regardless of a difficult finish to the yr that noticed the staff drop eight locations to forty fourth globally, the Tremendous Eagles nonetheless managed to carry their very own towards everlasting continental rivals like South Africa, Cameroon, and Ghana.
This yr’s rating represents a combined bag for Nigeria. Whereas the staff retained its fifth spot in Africa, their decline in world rankings was pushed by underwhelming performances in key fixtures.
Most notably, the Tremendous Eagles struggled throughout the ultimate rounds of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, securing only a solitary level in lackluster outings towards the Benin Republic and Rwanda.
Nigeria had been compelled to a scored draw by the Cheetahs in Abidjan just for Samuel Chukwueze’s glorious strike to finish up as comfort in a 2-1 dwelling defeat to the Wasps.
Taking a look at year-to-year standings, right now in 2023, Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles had been ranked forty second on the planet however sixth on the continent.
Elsewhere, South Africa’s Bafana Bafana confirmed marked enchancment, climbing th
Cameroon and Ghana, nevertheless, endured disappointing campaigns. Ghana’s Black Stars completed the yr ranked 77th, a stark reminder of the continuing struggles throughout the Black Stars setup.
On the continental summit, Morocco retained their standing because the continent’s greatest, ending as Africa’s top-ranked staff in 14th place globally.
Senegal (seventeenth), Egypt (thirty third), and Algeria (thirty seventh) rounded out the highest 4, with Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Mali, Tunisia, and South Africa finishing the highest 10.
Globally, Argentina retained their place as FIFA’s top-ranked staff, adopted by France, Spain, England, and Brazil.
With 1,181 worldwide matches performed throughout the calendar yr, the rankings mirrored constant dominance from the world’s elite groups.
As Nigeria enter 2025, all eyes shall be on the Tremendous Eagles to reignite their aggressive spark, with the World Cup qualifiers returning within the first quarter of the yr.