Football governing body, Fifa, has released the latest ranking of Women<span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate">&rsquo;s National Teams for the period ended September 19, 2014. <br /><br />Compared to their ranking in the last quarter, Africa powerhouse, the Falcons of Nigeria have dropped a position and now occuy the 35th position.<br /><br />But the eight - time continental champions remain the top team in Africa , followed by Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa in that order.<br /><br />Our rivals to book at place at the next Fifa Women</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate"><span style="" class="notranslate">&rsquo;s World Cup - Ivory Coast, Namibia and Zambia- are ranked 64th, 113th and 116th respectively. <br /><br />USA, Germany, Japan, France and Sweden are the top five countries in the world.<br /><br />The next world ranking will be published by the official website of Fifa, fifa.com, on December 19, 2014.<br /><br />Photo Credit : fifa.com<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>