The Super Eagles of Nigeria again dropped in the latest FIFA ranking released yesterday as they now occupy the 51st position in the world and 9th in Africa.
It is the second time Nigeria will be slipping down the charts in successive months, as last month’s ranking saw the Gernot Rohr led side drop to 50th place and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better.
The team that was very impressive throughout World Cup qualifiers is now the 6th lowest ranked team going to the World Cup.
The Super Eagles were inactive since the last edition of the rankings but their past matches were added to FIFA formula’s calculations, and they have dropped one place to 51st in the world; the three-time African champions were ranked the ninth best team among CAF countries.
Elsewhere in the rankings, Senegal, Tunisia, Egypt, Congo Democratic Republic and Morocco are the best five teams in Africa in that order.
Our World Cup rivals Argentina occupy the fourth position, Croatia and Iceland are 17th and 22nd respectively on the ladder.
2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying opponents South Africa, Libya and Seychelles sit in the 81st, 88th and 192nd place respectively in the updated ranking.
Germany maintained their top spot at the summit, with Brazil, Portugal and Belgium completing the top five teams.
On the global scene, Germany are first, followed by Brazil, Portugal,
Argentina and Belgium in the second, third, fourth and fifth places respectively, while
Spain, Poland, Switzerland, France and Chile complete the top ten.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 18 January 2018.
