Despite its regression, Cameroon remains in the Top 5 of African nations in the FIFA rankings.
After having played only one international match during the FIFA period of June 2022 with the victory over Burundi with the score of 1 goal to 0, in the match counting for the 2nd day of the CAN TotalEnergies Côte d’Ivoire 2022 qualifiers, the Indomitable Lions have lost points and a place in this FIFA ranking. Cameroon goes from 37th to 38th place. Cameroon gains a place on the African level and integrates the top 5 behind Senegal (18th, +2) still leader which gains 2 places on the world level, Morocco 2nd (21st, +3), Tunisia 3rd ( 30th, +5) and Nigeria 4th (31st, -1).
Remember, however, that the country of Rigobert Song is very far from its best world ranking in history which is an 11th place gleaned in 2007 and 2009. To find out if the Lions are getting closer, we will have to wait for the next ranking to be published. on August 5, 2022.
Fifa Ranking
On June 23, 2022, FIFA released its official World Ranking of Men’s International Football Teams.
This ranking comes following a FIFA period rich in matches, namely: The last qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup, those of Qatar 2022, the Nations Leagues of the UEFA and CONCACAF zones, the African Cup qualifiers and of Asia, and the many friendly encounters.
These 280 international matches that were played during this period had a significant impact on the ranking of the 211 countries that make up the world hierarchy, 177 have evolved in the ranking.
Brazil still in the lead
After taking first place in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Ranking from Belgium (2nd) in the last ranking in March, Brazil (1st) is widening the gap on its runner-up. Argentina, which had very good matches, climbed onto the podium in this ranking by stealing 3rd place from France, which became 4th following having played 4 matches without the slightest victory in the UEFA Nations League. With a gain of 11 places, Kazakhstan (114th, up 11) made the biggest leap forward. Cuba (167th, up 10), Greece (48th, up 7), and Malaysia (147th, up 7) also stand out with strong increases. For their part, Kosovo (106th, up 1) and Comoros (126th, up 2) continue their ascent and once once more reach the best FIFA ranking in their history.
Ulrich SIMO
