FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles Remain At No. 47, Top Ten African Teams Revealed

Published: May 13, 2018

Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that the Super Eagles' position will be unchanged in the next Fifa rankings that will be released by the governing body of association football on Thursday, May 17.

Based on the prognosis tools, the Super Eagles are static meaning they retained their global position of 47th, while they are sixth in the continental ranking with a possible ranking points of 635.

Tunisia, Senegal, Congo DR, Morocco and Egypt are the top five teams in Africa in that order.

Our three rivals in the group stage of Russia 2018 World Cup - Argentina, Croatia and Iceland - are expected to sit in the 5th, 18th and 22nd place respectively in the new rankings.

Germany lead the way in the global ranking, followed by Brazil, Belgium and Portugal.

Nigeria will face England and Czech Republic in friendlies before World Cup games against Croatia, Iceland and Argentina in June 2018.

Top Ten African Teams

1) Tunisia - 1,012 points
2) Senegal - 825 points
3) Congo DR - 711 points
4) Morocco - 681 points
5) Egypt - 636 points
6) Nigeria - 635 points
7) Cameroon - 603 points
Ghana - 603 points
9) Burkina Faso - 582 points

10) Cape Verde Islands - 545 points

Ifeanyi Emmanuel