The FIFA ranking, officially updated Thursday, confirmed Morocco's domination on the African continent. Thanks to their two victories won in June against Tunisia (2-0) and Benin (1-0), the Atlas Lions have garnered 4.48 points. With a total of 1698.72 points, Achraf Hakimi's teammates keep their 12e place. They are no longer very far from Italy (11e with 1702.58 points) and Croatia (10e with 1707.51 points).
Behind, Senegal points to 18e Rank after his draw against Ireland (1-1) and especially his historical feat against England (3-1). The top 3 of CAF nations is completed by Egypt (34e with 1518.79 points). What about Algeria? Unbeaten for a year, the Fennecs dominated Rwanda (2-0) but stumbled before Sweden (3-4). A setback that costs them dearly since they lose 3.37 points while keeping their 36e Place with 1503.8 points.
Algeria blurred in the FIFA ranking?
A total of points that question because, as the site notes DzfootFIFA seems to have made an error against the Greens. During this last international window, team A 'of Algeria also played two matches, against Gambia, which should have been counted because they were qualifying meetings for the next Chan, the African Nations Championship (not to be confused with the CAN, the African Cup of Nations).
If this double confrontation appears well in the ranking, FIFA mentions two draws while the players of Madjid Bougherra won the return match (3-0), in Annaba. How to explain such an oversight? “To record the results, FIFA needs official reports. There may have been a hiccup ”says Mehdi Dahak, journalist and founder of Dzfoot. To see if a correction will be made during the next update on September 18.
