Nigeria also retained her 1,427 points from the previous
list in December.
The first ranking of the year also saw Asian champions,
Qatar, climb to 55th in the world, gaining 38 places and reaching their best
position since 1993.
According to FIFA statement, the Asian Cup has been
responsible for the notable changes in the rankings, with the scarcity of games
in other confederations leaving the top 20 unchanged, and Belgium still in pole
position.
Further down the table, Qatar is not the only team to
have ascended in spectacular style.
Fellow finalists, Japan (27th, up 23) have also soared
up the order, while Korea Republic (38th, up 15), United Arab Emirates (67th,
up 12) and Jordan (97th, up 12), all registered double-digit gains.
There were also significant upward moves by the likes of
Iraq (80th, up 8), Iran (22nd, up 7) and Uzbekistan (89th, up 6).
Another consequence of these changes is that Asia has
boosted its numbers in the Ranking’s top 50.
The Asian Football Confederation is now represented by
four teams up, one on the last edition, and now stands level with Africa, whose
numbers have been depleted by Congo DR (51st, down 2), dropping out.
Meanwhile, Senegal retains her top spot among CAF teams
with 1,505 points and 24th in the world with Tunisia following closely with 1,493
points on 28th place.
Behind is Morrocco who garnered 1,440 points after
descending three places, from 40th placed in the previous list to 43rd.
The next rankings will be published on April 4.
NAN
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