Super Eagles Move Up On Latest FIFA Ranking

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up one

place in the latest FIFA rankings released
today in Zurich, Switzerland, by the world
football governing body, FIFA.
This is coming in-spite of the fact that the
Nigerian men’s national team failed to qualify
for the just concluded African Cup of Nations,
AFCON which was hosted in Equatorial Guinea
between January and February this year.
According to the latest ranking announced
moments ago, the Eagles climbed one spot to
become the 42nd football playing nation in the
world.
In Africa, Nigeria now ranked seventh despite
not competing at the 2015 AFCON which was
won by Cote d’Ivoire.
Algeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Tunisia and Cape
Verde are the best 5 teams in Africa in that
order.
Meanwhile, in the global ranking, the top two
performers at the 2014 World Cup – Germany
and Argentina – still maintain their positions
with Colombia, Belgium and Holland completing
the top five countries in the world.
Although there has been no change at the top in
the February edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola
World Ranking, the confederation
championships in Africa and Asia have
produced plenty of movement.