Nigeria Drop Seven Places in FIFA Women’s Ranking as Malawi Rises 49

What changed

Nigeria’s Super Falcons fell seven places to 43rd in FIFA’s latest Women’s World Ranking, losing 83.54 ranking points. Malawi made the biggest jump in the ranking, climbing 49 places.

Why it matters

The contrast is stark: Nigeria’s position weakened while Malawi’s improved sharply. For both teams, the ranking now records a meaningful shift in their standing, even though the matches and calculation period behind the movements have not been identified.

That makes the numbers important, but not self-explanatory. Nigeria’s seven-place drop is a setback on paper; Malawi’s 49-place rise is the clearest gain in this update. The ranking alone does not establish how either change will affect qualification, seeding or funding.