Africa Matters

FIFA Rankings: Morocco Tops Africa as Ghana Faces Major Drop, African Top 20 Overview

Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian FIFA has released its updated national team rankings, bringing several notable changes within the African top 20. Tunisia made a significant leap, moving up to 5th place in Africa after an impressive performance in the 2025 AFCON qualifiers. This advancement saw Tunisia gaining five places globally, while Nigeria stagnated and dropped to 6th in…

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Tanzania, Uganda & Kenya to host 2025 and 2027 Afcons

Morocco will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), organisers the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced. A joint East African bid from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania won the right to hold the 2027 tournament. Morocco replace Guinea, after the country was stripped of the tournament in October last year because of concerns about infrastructure and facilities….

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