FIFA Ranking: Super Falcons Fall Nine Places Down

African champions Nigeria’s Super Falcons have suffered the biggest slide in the world after they dropped nine places to be ranked 38th in the latest FIFA ratings. And this was despite playing the most matches (seven) in September.

The Falcons, under caretaker coach Chris Danjuma, failed to qualify for next year’s Olympics in Rio after they were eliminated by Equatorial Guinea.

They also failed to medal at the recent All Africa Games after losses to Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire.


There was no change at the top of the September FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking as the leading teams have not played many matches since the publication of the last edition of the ranking shortly after the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 which means that reigning world champions the USA continue to hold a lead over Germany and France.

Two teams have this month achieved their highest-ever rankings – Equatorial Guinea (50th, up 5) and New Caledonia (94th, new).

The next FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking will be published on 18 December 2015.

Leader USA
Moves into top ten none
Moves out of top ten none
Matches played in total 98
Most matches played Nigeria (7)
Biggest move by ranks Jamaica (67th, up 7)
Biggest drop by ranks Nigeria (38th, down 9)
Newly ranked teams Fiji, Guyana, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Grenada