Super Eagles Go Into World Cup Ranked 48th In Fifa Ranking; Croats Fall, Argies & Iceland Static

Published: June 07, 2018

Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday, June 7 published its latest rankings of National Teams.

Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles have dropped one position, meaning they are 48th in the global ranking, while they are seventh in the continental ranking.

It has not been a great last ten days for the national team after they were narrowly beaten by England and Czech Republic in friendlies, and they were forced to a 1-1 draw by Democratic Republic of Congo.

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 - sit in the 5th, 20th and 22nd place respectively in the updated rankings.

South Africa, Libya and Seychelles, Nigeria's opponents in the 2019 African Nations Cup qualifiers, are in the 74th, 101st and 188th positions respectively.

Ahead of their trip to Russia for the World Cup, Germany top the ranking, with Brazil, Belgium and Portugal completing the best five teams in the world.

The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 19 July 2018.

Top Ten African Teams

1) Tunisia
2) Senegal
3) Congo DR
4) Morocco
5) Egypt
6) Ghana
7) Nigeria
8) Cameroon
9) Burkina Faso
10) Mali

Igho Kingsley