Africa Cup of Nations 2025 runners-up Morocco have improved three places in the latest FIFA rankings released late Monday.
The Atlas Lions are now eighth in world football, setting a new historic high.
This is Morocco’s first entry into the top 10 of the FIFA rankings since April 1998.
They remain the top-ranked side on the African continent.
Meanwhile, Senegal, the reigning African champions, are now placed 12th in the world and number two in Africa.
Spain remains the top-ranked team in the world, followed by Argentina (2), France (3), England (4), Brazil (5), Portugal (6), Netherlands (7), Morocco (8), Belgium (9), and Germany (10).
Top 10 in Africa (world position in brackets)
1. Morocco (8)
2. Senegal (12)
3. Nigeria (26)
4. Algeria (28)
5. Egypt (31)
6. Ivory Coast (37)
7. Cameroon (45)
8. Tunisia (47)
9. Democratic Republic of Congo (48)
10. Mali (54)
