Super Eagles Drops Further In Latest FIFA Ranking

In the month of June that the Super Eagles didn't play a single football match they still managed to drop further nine places in Africa in the latest FIFA monthly Ranking released today, Thursday, July 14.
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Nigeria had moved up six places in the ranking released last month but have now dropped from 61st to 70th in the world.

They also dropped in the African ranking as they are now 17th, behind Algeria (32), Cote d’Ivoire (35), Ghana (36), Senegal (41), Egypt (43), Tunisia (45), Cameroon (53), Morocco (54) Congo DR (59) Mali (61), Cape Verde Island (62), Guinea (63), South Africa (67) Benin Republic (68), Uganda (69) and Congo (70).

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are only above Zambia (88) in their 2018 World Cup qualifying group. Algeria (32) and Cameroon (53) are the other countries in the group.

Argentina maintain their number one spot in the World despite losing the Copa America final to Chile for the second year running.

Here is the World Ranking

(1) Argentina (2) Belgium (3) Colombia (4) Germany (5) Chile (6) Portugal (7) France (8) Spain (9) Brazil (10) Wales

African Ranking

(1) Algeria (2) Cote d’Ivoire (3) Ghana (4) Senegal (5) Egypt (6) Tunisia (7) Cameroon (8) Morocco (9) Congo DR (10) Mali…(17) Nigeria