Super Eagles drop six places in FIFA rankings

Nigeria’s Super Eagles failed to maintain their world ranking despite their impressive 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon earlier this month.

In the latest rankings released on Thursday on FIFA’s official website, the Eagles, who were ranked 38th last month, dropped six places to 44th position.

However, Nigeria are now ranked fifth in the continent, as African champions, Cameroon dropped ten places to 45th.

The Eagles’ next World Cup qualifying opponents, Zambia, improved heavily in the rankings as they moved up 18 places to 78th.

World Cup holders, Germany returned to the top of the rankings ahead of Brazil who formerly occupied the position.
Portugal are ranked third, Argentina fourth, Belgium fifth and Poland sixth. Switzerland are seventh, France eighth, Chile ninth and Colombia tenth.

 

RipplesNigeria… without borders, without fears

Click here to join the Ripples Nigeria WhatsApp group for latest updates.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now