Updated Fifa Ranking: Super Eagles 39th In The World, Drop Out Of Africa Top Five
Published: July 06, 2017
Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday morning published its latest ranking of National Teams.
Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles have dropped one place, and now occupy the 39th position, while they are sixth in the continental ranking.
During the period under review, the national team contested two games, bearing it in mind that the friendly versus Corsica was not recognized by Fifa.
The Super Eagles first beat Togo 3-0 in Paris on June 1, before losing 2-0 to South Africa in a crucial African Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo.
Egypt, Senegal, Congo DR, Tunisia and Cameroon are the top five teams in Africa in that order.
Our other two rivals to book a ticket to the 2018 World Cup - Algeria and Zambia - sit in the 48th and 92nd place respectively in the updated ranking.
Our main African Nations Cup qualifying foes South Africa and Libya occupy the 64th and 87th position in the global ranking while the last opponent Seychelles are ranked 194th.
Germany, Brazil, Argentina are the top three teams in the world, followed by Portugal and Switzerland.
The next ranking will be published by the official website of Fifa, fifa.com, on 10 August 2017.
Top Ten African Teams
1) Egypt
2) Senegal
3) Congo DR
4) Tunisia
5) Cameroon
6) Nigeria
7) Burkina Faso
8) Algeria
9) Ghana
10) Ivory Coast
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles have dropped one place, and now occupy the 39th position, while they are sixth in the continental ranking.
During the period under review, the national team contested two games, bearing it in mind that the friendly versus Corsica was not recognized by Fifa.
The Super Eagles first beat Togo 3-0 in Paris on June 1, before losing 2-0 to South Africa in a crucial African Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo.
Egypt, Senegal, Congo DR, Tunisia and Cameroon are the top five teams in Africa in that order.
Our other two rivals to book a ticket to the 2018 World Cup - Algeria and Zambia - sit in the 48th and 92nd place respectively in the updated ranking.
Our main African Nations Cup qualifying foes South Africa and Libya occupy the 64th and 87th position in the global ranking while the last opponent Seychelles are ranked 194th.
Germany, Brazil, Argentina are the top three teams in the world, followed by Portugal and Switzerland.
The next ranking will be published by the official website of Fifa, fifa.com, on 10 August 2017.
Top Ten African Teams
1) Egypt
2) Senegal
3) Congo DR
4) Tunisia
5) Cameroon
6) Nigeria
7) Burkina Faso
8) Algeria
9) Ghana
10) Ivory Coast
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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