Nigeria has climbed to the 27th position in the latest FIFA women's world rankings released on Friday. Nigeria maintained the number one position in Africa followed by Ghana, South Africa, Algeria and Equitorial Guinea, who occupied the 43rd, 57th, 66th and 70th position respectively on the rankings. The United States remain number one in the world, followed by Germany and Brazil, who occupy the 3rd and 4th position.

The top nine teams maintained the positions they held in the last rankings while Denmark moved up one spot to 10th, as China fell four spots to 14th, marking their lowest-ever ranking. Australia made one of the biggest jumps, climbing three spots into a tie with Italy for 11th while Canada dropped two spots to 13th.