Home-based assistant coach, Amidu Karim, has called for calm ahead of their knockout tie of the 2017 West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations at the Ndoum Sports Stadium. Sierra Leone will be appearing at their third WAFU Nations Cup tournament. They are set...
Sierra Leone slip to 108th in latest Fifa ranking
Sierra Leone national side dominated by homebased players played to a barren draw Ethiopia on August 26 at the Bahir Dar International Stadium in their first friendly since beating Benin to qualify for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations.
However, their away result did not reflect on their recent Fifa rankings announced on Thursday, September 16th.
Following the latest Fifa International calendar, the Leone Stars have slipped to 108th from their previous 106th in August rankings.
In Africa, impressive Senegal leading the continental pecking order has been ranked among the World top twenty nations.
Senegal ranked 20th, Tunisia in 25th, while Algeria are 30th and Morocco in 33rd position.
Meanwhile, the top ten countries in the world are Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Italy, Argentina, Portugal, Spain, Mexico and Denmark.
Africa’s Top Ten
Senegal 🇸🇳 20, Tunisia 🇹🇳 25, Algeria 🇩🇿 30, Morocco 🇲🇦 33, Nigeria 🇳🇬 34, Egypt 🇪🇬 48, Ghana 🇬🇭 53, Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 54, Cameroon 🇨🇲 58 & Mali 🇲🇱 61.
The next FIFA world ranking will be released on 21 October 2021
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