Falcons Drops To 38th In Latest FIFA Rankings

The Super Falcons dropped one step from 37th to 38th in the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking for the Month of April,according to reports.

The ranking released on Friday, had the Falcons lose 6.34 points despite winning the invitational Turkish Women’s Cup in Antalya in February.

Randy Waldrum’s side won all three games in Turkey – 1-0 vs CSKA Moscow, 1-0 vs Uzbekistan and 9-0 vs Equatorial Guinea.

Despite the slip, the Falcons remain No.1 in Africa with Cameroon, South Africa, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Morocco, Mali, Algeria and Senegal completing the top 10.

The ranking means they will all enjoy a first round bye for the African Women’s Cup of Nations qualifiers.

World champions USA remains the No.1 team in the world.