Nigeria, June 13 -- With just weeks to go before the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) kicks off in Morocco, Nigeria's Super Falcons remain the team to beat, both in reputation and in official global rankings.

The nine-time African champions will head to the tournament with one goal: to claim an unprecedented 10th continental title-and if the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking is anything to go by, they remain head and shoulders above the competition.

Ranked 36th in the world with 1623.29 points, the Super Falcons maintain their status as Africa's highest-ranked women's national team, reaffirming their dominance across the continent.

But while the numbers favour Nigeria, the real challenge awaits on the pitch, where ...