FIFA - Africa Rankings
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FIFA - Africa Rankings
Anyone tell me how come Senegal is number 1 in Africa when they have NEVER won the Nations Cup.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.in/african ... ewerb/AFCN
https://www.transfermarkt.co.in/african ... ewerb/AFCN
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Re: FIFA - Africa Rankings
You do not know how the rankings work. It's not based on trophies, nor should it be.
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vancity eagle wrote: ↑Mon Nov 22, 2021 6:58 am You do not know how the rankings work. It's not based on trophies, nor should it be.
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It is based on recent assumed strength of a team using various factors. It is not based on winning a trophy. The criteria is available online.malamax wrote: ↑Mon Nov 22, 2021 6:56 am Anyone tell me how come Senegal is number 1 in Africa when they have NEVER won the Nations Cup.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.in/african ... ewerb/AFCN
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I think he knows exactly how FIFA ranks teams; unevenly. His comment is basically a protestation of FIFA’s unfair and illogical ranking methodsvancity eagle wrote: ↑Mon Nov 22, 2021 6:58 am You do not know how the rankings work. It's not based on trophies, nor should it be.
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BUT they qualified for the QF of a WCmalamax wrote: ↑Mon Nov 22, 2021 6:56 am Anyone tell me how come Senegal is number 1 in Africa when they have NEVER won the Nations Cup.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.in/african ... ewerb/AFCN
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Re: FIFA - Africa Rankings
I actually don't agree with how FIFA ranks teams, but no serious ranking system will rank a team solely by trophies.TonyTheTigerKiller wrote: ↑Mon Nov 22, 2021 3:31 pmI think he knows exactly how FIFA ranks teams; unevenly. His comment is basically a protestation of FIFA’s unfair and illogical ranking methodsvancity eagle wrote: ↑Mon Nov 22, 2021 6:58 am You do not know how the rankings work. It's not based on trophies, nor should it be.
Cheers.
I've even created my own system which I believe is far superior to FIFA and the top ranked African side is Algeria, while in FIFA they are #4.