Super Eagles Drop Three Spots In Latest FIFA Ranking After Draws Against Sierra Leone

Published: November 27, 2020

Football governing body, FIFA, on Friday, November 27 published its latest rankings of National Teams, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

The Super Eagles have dropped three spots to 35th in the world after they were held to back-to-back draws against a weaker opponent, Sierra Leone in this month's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Africa's top five nations remain unchanged with Senegal the top team in the Confederation followed by Tunisia, Algeria, Nigeria and Morocco.

Our three rivals in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in the shape of Benin, Sierra Leone and Lesotho sit in the 83rd, 116th and 143rd positions respectively, while World Cup qualifiers foes Cape Verde, Central African Republic and Liberia sit 81st, 114th and 152nd respectively.

Elsewhere, the top six in the global rankings went unchanged; Belgium lead the way followed by France, Brazil, England, Portugal and Spain in that order.

The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 10 December 2020.

Here is the current Africa top ten :

1) Senegal

2) Tunisia

3) Algeria

4) Nigeria

5) Morocco

6) Egypt

7) Cameroon

8) Ghana

9) Mali

10) Burkina Faso

Igho Kingsley

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