Super Falcons lead Africa Women’s best 10

Despite not qualifying for the 2016 Olympics, Super Falcons of Nigeria topped the list of Africa’s best women national team.

In the latest ranking released by FIFA on Friday, the team grossed a total 1602 points to stay ahead of Cameroon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa – Africa’s representative at the Olympics.

The last time the nine-time AWC champions performed remarkably well was in 2014 when they won the last continental title.

They finished last in group D at the last FIFA Women World Cup in Canada and failed to reach Rio 2016.

AWC 2016 hosts, Cameroon, lost two places while Ghana gained same number to maintain the second and third spots.

Equatorial Guinea dropped three places to stay fourth while Bayana Bayana of South Africa emerged Africa’s highest mover in the top ten with five places to stay fifth.

Senegal completes the list, moving up two places to finish with 1252 points.

Africa’s top ten:

Position                                                            Points

Nigeria                                                               1602

Cameroon1496                                               1530

Ghana                                                                 1475

Equatorial Guinea                                          1452

South Africa                                                     1431

Algeria                                                               1321

Morocco                                                            1320

Egypt                                                                  1278

Senegal                                                              1252