1. Morocco (World ranking: 13)

With FIFA updating their latest national team rankings, here are the 10 highest-ranked African sides in the world.

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Despite their 2-1 loss to Bafana Bafana at FNB Stadium earlier this month, Morocco are still the highest-ranked African team in the world. The Atlas Lions are now 13th, after dropping two places from their previous 11th position.

Following a historic run at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the north African giants have not endured a favourable 2023 so far. A victory over Brazil at the beginning of the year was followed by a winless streak of three matches as back-to-back draws were compounded by a defeat to South Africa.

North Africa dominates not only at club level, but also on the national team front as Tunisia (31), Algeria (33) and Egypt (34) all accompany Walid Regragui’s men among the continent’s current top five best sides.

West Africa completes CAF’s top 10 as far as FIFA are concerned, with Senegal (18), Nigeria (39), Cameroon (43), Mali (50), Cote d’Ivoire (51), and Burkina Faso (55) rounding off the continent’s most competitive nations.

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Qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to begin in November this year for African teams, and with the global showpiece set to be expanded to 48 participants, CAF will be allocated nine guaranteed slots at the tournament.

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