Club world rankings: Remo Stars only Nigerian team in top 1000

Published on by , updated on

Club world rankings: Remo Stars only Nigerian team in top 1000

FIFA has an official ranking system for international teams but what about at club level?

Although FIFA do not currently produce an official world ranking list for clubs, sports statistics experts Opta host an unofficial club world rankings, which is updated on a daily basis.

Opta rates every club out of 100. At the time of publication, English Premier League champions Liverpool are the only team currently with a perfect 100/100 score.

Paris Saint-Germain are third despite being the reigning UEFA Champions League winners, while Arsenal, Manchester City and Barcelona sit second, fourth and fifth respectively.

Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Chelsea are also in the top 10.

Opta club world rankings: Top 30

  1. Liverpool (England) — 100.0 rating
  2. Arsenal (England) — 99.5 rating
  3. PSG (France) — 99.3 rating
  4. Manchester City (England) — 98.7 rating
  5. Barcelona (Spain) — 97.6 rating
  6. Bayern Munich (Germany) — 96.5 rating
  7. Real Madrid (Spain) — 96.4 rating
  8. Aston Villa (England) — 95.5 rating
  9. Newcastle United (England) — 95.4 rating
  10. Chelsea (England) — 95.3 rating
  11. Internazionale (Italy) — 95.2 rating
  12. Crystal Palace (England) — 94.4 rating
  13. Brighton & Hove Albion (England) — 93.7 rating
  14. Atletico de Madrid (Spain) — 93.1 rating
  15. Borussia Dortmund (Germany) — 92.7 rating
  16. Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) — 92.6 rating
  17. Napoli (Italy) — 92.3 rating
  18. Benfica (Portugal) — 92.3 rating
  19. AFC Bournemouth (England) — 92.2 rating
  20. Atalanta (Italy) — 92.1 rating
  21. Sporting CP (Portugal) — 91.9 rating
  22. Brentford (England) — 91.9 rating
  23. Nottingham Forest (England) — 91.8 rating
  24. Roma (Italy) — 91.6 rating
  25. Manchester United (England) — 91.3 rating
  26. Everton (England) — 91.2 rating
  27. Club Brugge (Belgium) — 91.0 rating
  28. PSV (Netherlands) — 91.0 rating
  29. Tottenham Hotspur (England) — 90.9 rating
  30. Juventus (Italy) — 90.8 rating
Club world rankings: Remo Stars only Nigerian team in top 1000
Premier League champions Liverpool are currently ranked by Opta as the world's top club team

Nigerian clubs way down the world rankings

There are no African clubs in the world's top 100, according to Opta, despite four — Al Ahly, Wydad AC, Esperance de Tunis and Mamelodi Sundowns — entering this summer's FIFA Club World Cup in the USA.

Sundowns performed better than their fellow Africans in the tournament — with the Pretoria side beating Ulsan, drawing with Fluminense and losing narrowly to Borussia Dortmund. But all four failed to progress beyond the group phase.

Al Ahly of Egypt are Africa's top ranked club, sitting 111th in the world ahead of RSB Berkane (159th globally) in second and Pyramids (160th) in third.

Nigeria are the sixth best men's international team based on the FIFA world rankings. But there is only one Nigerian club in the top 1000 of Opta's club world rankings.

That club is Nigeria Premier Football League champions Remo Stars, who are 914th in the world and 55th in Africa.

Rivers United, Ikorodu City and Plateau United are also ranked among the top 100 clubs in Africa.

Club world rankings: Remo Stars only Nigerian team in top 1000
Remo Stars, pictured celebrating after winning the 2024-25 edition of the Nigeria Premier Football League, are ranked as the 55th best club team in Africa and 914th in the world

Top 100 football clubs in Africa

  1. Al Ahly (Egypt) — 83.6 rating, ranked 111th globally
  2. RSB Berkane (Morocco) — 82.3 rating, ranked 159th globally
  3. Pyramids (Egypt) — 82.2 rating, ranked 160th globally
  4. Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) — 82.0 rating, ranked 165th globally
  5. FAR Rabat (Morocco) — 81.3 rating, ranked 193rd globally
  6. ES Tunis (Tunisia) — 79.6 rating, ranked 256th globally
  7. Young Africans (Tanzania) — 79.6 rating, ranked 258th globally
  8. Raja Casablanca (Morocco) — 79.0 rating, ranked 283rd globally
  9. CR Belouizdad (Algeria) — 78.8 rating, ranked 289th globally
  10. MC Alger (Algeria) — 78.8 rating, ranked 290th globally
  11. Zamalek (Egypt) — 78.5 rating, ranked 301st globally
  12. Orlando Pirates (South Africa) — 78.0 rating, ranked 328th globally
  13. FUS Rabat (Morocco) — 77.7 rating, ranked 351st globally
  14. Simba (Tanzania) — 77.6 rating, ranked 362nd globally
  15. Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) — 77.1 rating, ranked 390th globally
  16. JS Kabylie (Algeria) — 77.0 rating, ranked 399th globally
  17. Petro de Luanda (Angola) — 76.2 rating, ranked 459th globally
  18. Olympic Safi (Morocco) — 75.8 rating, ranked 490th globally
  19. Monastir (Tunisia) — 75.5 rating, ranked 524th globally
  20. Al Masry (Egypt) — 75.3 rating, ranked 532nd globally
  21. Ceramica Cleopatra (Egypt) — 75.2 rating, ranked 550th globally
  22. National Bank of Egypt (Egypt) — 74.9 rating, ranked 587th globally
  23. Stellenbosch (South Africa) — 74.8 rating, ranked 593rd globally
  24. CS Constantine (Algeria) — 74.6 rating, ranked 608th globally
  25. Maghreb Fès (Morocco) — 74.2 rating, ranked 640th globally
  26. TP Mazembe (DR Congo) — 74.2 rating, ranked 642nd globally
  27. Renaissance Zemamra (Morocco) — 74.1 rating, ranked 645th globally
  28. Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia) — 74.0 rating, ranked 656th globally
  29. Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) — 73.9 rating, ranked 677th globally
  30. USM Alger (Algeria) — 73.6 rating, ranked 691st globally
  31. Saoura (Algeria) — 73.5 rating, ranked 700th globally
  32. Al Ahli Benghazi (Libya) — 73.1 rating, ranked 744th globally
  33. Modern Future (Egypt) — 73.1 rating, ranked 745th globally
  34. Paradou AC (Algeria) — 73.0 rating, ranked 759th globally
  35. MC Oran (Algeria) — 73.0 rating, ranked 765th globally
  36. ES Sétif (Algeria) — 72.9 rating, ranked 774th globally
  37. Power Dynamos (Zambia) — 72.8 rating, ranked 784th globally
  38. Olympique Akbou (Algeria) — 72.8 rating, ranked 785th globally
  39. Sekhukhune United (South Africa) — 72.7 rating, ranked 787th globally
  40. ZED (Egypt) — 72.4 rating, ranked 819th globally
  41. ASO Chlef (Algeria) — 72.4 rating, ranked 820th globally
  42. Difaâ El Jadida (Morocco) — 72.4 rating, ranked 823rd globally
  43. UTS Rabat (Morocco) — 72.4 rating, ranked 824th globally
  44. Ittihad Tanger (Morocco) — 72.3 rating, ranked 828th globally
  45. Djoliba (Mali) — 72.2 rating, ranked 835th globally
  46. ES Mostaganem (Algeria) — 72.2 rating, ranked 839th globally
  47. Azam (Tanzania) — 72.1 rating, ranked 848th globally
  48. Stade Malien Bamako (Mali) — 72.0 rating, ranked 857th globally
  49. Vipers (Uganda) — 71.9 rating, ranked 867th globally
  50. USM Khenchela (Algeria) — 71.9 rating, ranked 869th globally
  51. El Bayadh (Algeria) — 71.8 rating, ranked 875th globally
  52. Stade Tunisien (Tunisia) — 71.8 rating, ranked 877th globally
  53. ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast) — 71.8 rating, ranked 889th globally
  54. TS Galaxy (South Africa) — 71.5 rating, ranked 908th globally
  55. Remo Stars (Nigeria) — 71.5 rating, ranked 914th globally
  56. Club Africain (Tunisia) — 71.3 rating, ranked 927th globally
  57. CODM Meknès (Morocco) — 71.3 rating, ranked 929th globally
  58. NC Magra (Algeria) — 71.3 rating, ranked 932nd globally
  59. Hassania Agadir (Morocco) — 71.0 rating, ranked 971st globally
  60. USM El Harrach (Algeria) — 71.0 rating, ranked 975th globally
  61. Asswehly (Libya) — 70.9 rating, ranked 976th globally
  62. Al Hilal (Sudan) — 70.9 rating, ranked 985th globally
  63. Pharco (Egypt) — 70.9 rating, ranked 988th globally
  64. ENPPI (Egypt) — 70.7 rating, ranked 1002nd globally
  65. Abu Qair Semad (Egypt) — 70.7 rating, ranked 1012th globally
  66. Saint Eloi Lupopo (DR Congo) — 70.7 rating, ranked 1015th globally
  67. Ben Aknoun (Algeria) — 70.6 rating, ranked 1020th globally
  68. Jaraaf (Senegal) — 70.6 rating, ranked 1021st globally
  69. Maniema Union (DR Congo) — 70.5 rating, ranked 1029th globally
  70. Wadi Degla (Egypt) — 70.5 rating, ranked 1030th globally
  71. El Geish (Egypt) — 70.5 rating, ranked 1031st globally
  72. El Gouna (Egypt) — 70.5 rating, ranked 1038th globally
  73. CS Sfaxien (Tunisia) — 70.5 rating, ranked 1039th globally
  74. Bibiani Gold Stars (Ghana) — 70.5 rating, ranked 1041st globally
  75. Petrojet (Egypt) — 70.5 rating, ranked 1042nd globally
  76. Heart of Lions (Ghana) — 70.4 rating, ranked 1047th globally
  77. Zesco United (Zambia) — 70.4 rating, ranked 1050th globally
  78. Al Hilal Omdurman (Sudan) — 70.4 rating, ranked 1053rd globally
  79. Al Mokawloon (Egypt) — 70.4 rating, ranked 1058th globally
  80. Stade d'Abidjan (Ivory Coast) — 70.2 rating, ranked 1074th globally
  81. Red Arrows (Zambia) — 70.2 rating, ranked 1089th globally
  82. Asante Kotoko (Ghana) — 70.1 rating, ranked 1093rd globally
  83. Mangasport (Gabon) — 70.1 rating, ranked 1094th globally
  84. Nations FC (Ghana) — 70.1 rating, ranked 1099th globally
  85. 1° de Agosto (Angola) — 70.1 rating, ranked 1101st globally
  86. AmaZulu (South Africa) — 70.0 rating, ranked 1105th globally
  87. Rivers United (Nigeria) — 70.0 rating, ranked 1108th globally
  88. Nouadhibou (Mauritania) — 70.0 rating, ranked 1112th globally
  89. Hearts of Oak (Ghana) — 69.9 rating, ranked 1120th globally
  90. Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) — 69.9 rating, ranked 1124th globally
  91. Samartex (Ghana) — 69.9 rating, ranked 1126th globally
  92. Sagrada Esperança (Angola) — 69.9 rating, ranked 1134th globally
  93. Ikorodu City (Nigeria) — 69.8 rating, ranked 1140th globally
  94. Haras El Hodood (Egypt) — 69.8 rating, ranked 1146th globally
  95. Plateau United (Nigeria) — 69.7 rating, ranked 1151st globally
  96. MB Rouisset (Algeria) — 69.7 rating, ranked 1156th globally
  97. APR (Rwanda) — 69.7 rating, ranked 1164th globally
  98. Black Bulls Maputo (Mozambique) — 69.6 rating, ranked 1167th globally
  99. Kahraba Ismailia (Egypt) — 69.5 rating, ranked 1179th globally
  100. Smouha (Egypt) — 69.4 rating, ranked 1186th globally
Club world rankings: Remo Stars only Nigerian team in top 1000
Al Ahly, who drew with Inter Miami and Porto at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, are the best team in Africa, according to Opta

How are Opta's club world rankings calculated?

Opta's Power Rankings use a global system to compare clubs across leagues and continents, rating teams on a 0–100 scale updated daily. This makes it possible to measure clubs like Al Ahly or Mamelodi Sundowns against Real Madrid or Manchester City, even if they never meet on the pitch.

The system is based on the Elo rating method, which adjusts a team's score after every match depending on the result, the strength of the opponent, and the goal margin. A big upset leads to a larger points shift, while a win for a stronger team changes ratings only slightly.

Because clubs often play only within their regions, Opta uses a hierarchy structure that updates not only team ratings but also league, national and continental ratings. This keeps global comparisons fair and consistent, ensuring results in the CAF Champions League, for example, impact Africa’s wider ranking.

Once updated, these Elo scores are scaled into the Power Rankings, ensuring the top club sits at 100 and the lowest at zero, with every other team ranked clearly in between. This means African clubs and fans can see exactly how their teams compare globally, using the same standard applied to Europe’s biggest sides.

All photos used in this article are courtesy of IMAGO.

<!-- Author Start -->Afrik Foot<!-- Author End -->

Afrik Foot

You May Also Like

See Other News