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How FIFA Ranks the African Cup of Nations Teams

By: Daryl | January 11th, 2008 | 9 Comments »

Sepp Blatter ranks African teamsThe December 2007 FIFA World Rankings have Nigeria as the highest placed African Cup of Nations team, with the Super Eagles up in 20th place. Worst off were Namibia down in 114th. There’s obviously some debate about the accuracy of FIFA’s ranking system, but here’s how Sepp Blatter and friends see the African Cup of Nations teams, one to sixteen with their FIFA World Ranking in brackets.




1. Nigeria (20)
2. Cameroon (24)
3. Guinea (33)
4. Côte d’Ivoire (37)
5. Senegal (38)
=6. Egypt (=39)
=6. Morocco (=39)
8. Ghana (43)
9. Mali (46)
10. Tunisia (47)
11. Zambia (65)
12. Angola (73)
13. South Africa (77)
14. Sudan (92)
15. Benin (=97)
16. Namibia (114)


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Username By tamim | January 11th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
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it doesn’t make any sense….you can’t judge teams by points!!!!

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Username By AJ | January 11th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
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Ivory Coast #1 plz.
I’m surprised at Ghana’s rank.

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Username By Bman | January 13th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
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I saw that photo and the term “1 million dollars” suddenly came to mind.

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Username By Moh Jalloh | January 22nd, 2008 at 5:16 pm
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3. Guinea & 33rd World ranking… GUINEA is coming at YOUR (African Giants), the same apply to the world Giants. There’s no more cake walk in African Football= The BEST FOOTBALL in the WORLD.

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Username By Mr. Adegboyega Odubote | January 27th, 2008 at 12:27 am
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I watched Nigeria vs Ivory Coast match and i must confess there are lots of individual talents on both sides, but on a team structure basis i give it to Ivory Coast and they deserve the win. I am a nigerian and i must say nigerian players need be educated on importance of national pride and not just honoring the calls but delivering too. I am disappointed in the outcome of the match. And again Mali which i did not want to watch a very disappointing result too 0 : 0 what a shame.

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Username By Mr. Adegboyega Odubote | January 27th, 2008 at 12:31 am
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Can someone out there please make me understand the criteria FIFA uses in ranking national teams positions. Cos i am surprise to see Nigeria’s name on the 20th in the world and 1st in Africa how come. As a nigerian i know as a matter of fact that we can be there in the first place but with the structures on ground now and without a single friendly match in god know how long how come nigeria on the first list for Africa ?

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Username By Mr. Adegboyega Odubote | January 27th, 2008 at 12:42 am
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To Nigeria Football Association or whatever u people call urselves, i think for the sake of peace and national pride u guyz should just close ur eyes in shame and retire dignitarilly cos there hasn’t been any improvement in the administration of football in that god imbibed talented contry. All u monkey do is just fly around wasting tax payers hard earn money for your stupid and unproductive personal pleasures, tell me is it that u people are too blind to see other countries especially western world how they run football administration, and it is this western countries u good for nothing embezzlers run to everytime for holidays. I’m a yoruba guy and i don’t give a dam about tribe but to the best man that fits. Be it Ibo, Hausa or even a yoruba man like myself provided he has what it takes to do the job and not sitting on top tax payers funds spending as if his or her father just hit a jackpot of somesort. A word is enough for the wise. Nigerians are watching all ur ill productive moves and soon we will all react accordingly.

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Username By Mr. Adegboyega Odubote | January 27th, 2008 at 12:50 am
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Let thoes with ears hear and thoes with good memories keep this intact in their memories. The final of this edition of Africa’s Nations Cup will be between Nigeria and Ivory Coast but the outcome depends fervently on host of other conditions which i don’t want to ponder upon here.
Let the GOD of soccer entertain us and let us all be a good brothers keeper to one another. Be it anything in this spherical world, there will always be a winner and a looser. So which ever side u fall don’t go violent on ur other neighbours please. Sports and property distructions are incompactable. AFRICA THE GREAT

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Username By samuel olawale | March 21st, 2008 at 12:58 pm
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since vogts has been sacked now , Nigeria will soon come back to the top position in Africa

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