Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses have slipped to 64th in the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking, confirming a decline that has defined much of their year. The August 2026 update shows Morocco holding 1402.24 points, a position that mirrors the drop confirmed back in June, when the team fell two places from 62nd to 64th. Despite the slide, Morocco remains 4th in Africa, trailing only Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana on the continental table.
The team’s ranking history over the past two years tells a story of steady progress followed by a rocky stretch. After reaching the Round of 16 at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Morocco’s global standing climbed sharply. That momentum carried into 2024, when a runner-up finish at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, hosted on home soil, pushed the Atlas Lionesses to 3rd in Africa. By June 2025, they sat at 60th globally, among the continent’s top three sides.
Since then, the numbers have moved unevenly. August 2025 brought a four-place drop to 64th, with Morocco losing 12.42 points despite playing more matches than many rivals. December 2025 saw a further two-place fall to 66th, edging the team toward the bottom of Africa’s top five.
A turnaround followed in early 2026: April brought a climb to 63rd, then 62nd, with positive results ahead of WAFCON 2026 helping Morocco reclaim its 4th-place continental standing. That recovery, however, proved short-lived, as the team slipped back to 64th by June and has stayed there through August.
Looking at the broader picture, Morocco’s ranking has swung between 60th and 66th over the past year, a narrow band that suggests inconsistency rather than freefall. The team’s historical peak, around 52nd, remains a reference point showing there is room to climb back. Morocco’s lowest-ever FIFA ranking serves as a stark reminder of how far the program has come, even amid the current inconsistency. Some of the roster fluctuations behind these results also reflect FIFA’s eligibility rules for dual nationals, which continue to shape squad composition heading into major tournaments.
For now, the Atlas Lionesses sit in a familiar spot: outside the global top 60 but firmly inside Africa’s elite tier. Their challenge going forward will be converting on-field performances, particularly during major tournaments, into the kind of sustained points growth that pushed them up the rankings after 2023.
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