Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses remain 64th in FIFA women’s rankings as Ghana drop

Morocco’s women’s national team have maintained 64th place in the latest FIFA women’s world rankings, while Ghana have dropped five places to 65th, leaving the Atlas Lionesses fourth among African teams.

The rankings, released on Tuesday, show Morocco with 1,384.71 points, down from 1,402.24 in the previous classification published in June 2026. The Atlas Lionesses recorded two wins, one draw and two defeats during the period.

Morocco fourth in Africa as Nigeria remain top

Despite retaining their global position, Morocco remain behind three African nations in the continental rankings.

Nigeria are Africa’s highest-ranked women’s team, although they have fallen seven places to 43rd in the world. South Africa are second on the continent and 59th globally, while Cameroon have climbed nine places to 62nd following their recent triumph at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Morocco occupy fourth place in Africa, with Ghana completing the continent’s top five after slipping five places to 65th in the world.

Malawi make historic rise after WAFCON success

The latest rankings also reflect the impact of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, held in July and August, with Malawi recording one of the most significant improvements.

Malawi climbed 49 places to 104th in the world after collecting an additional 158.44 points. The continental runners-up also secured qualification for the Women’s World Cup finals for the first time in their history.

Their progress followed a series of victories at the continental tournament and in the Olympic Games qualifiers.

Tanzania also moved up 11 places to 111th, while Burkina Faso gained nine places to reach 109th in the world.

However, other African sides experienced significant setbacks. Egypt dropped 14 places to 113th after losing all three of their group-stage matches at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Zimbabwe fell nine places to 136th, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo dropped eight places to 114th.

Spain strengthen lead at the top

At the global level, Spain strengthened their position at the summit after their tour of the United States.

The world champions defeated the United States in their first meeting before drawing the second, increasing their lead over the Americans, who remain second, to approximately 80 points.

Germany retained third place after recording two victories.

The only change in the global top 10 saw Denmark climb two places to tenth after securing a win and a draw in two matches against Canada, who remain ninth. The move pushed the Netherlands down to 11th and North Korea to 12th.

Denmark’s position is their highest since 2010.

Slovenia also climbed two places to 36th, matching Malawi in achieving the best ranking in their respective histories.

The latest FIFA classification was based on the results of 183 international matches, including friendly fixtures and European and African qualifying matches for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil.