Nigeria's senior national
team have dropped four
places to 45th in the
latest Fifa world ranking
released on Thursday -
their poorest drop in
exactly a year since April 2014 after failing
to win in two international friendlies in
March.
The Super Eagles slipped one place to be
ranked eighth African side behind Algeria,
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Tunisia, Senegal, Cape
Verde Island and Guinea.
During the celebration of a century of caps
for goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, the former
African champions lost 1-0 at against
Uganda in Uyo on March 25 before holding
South Africa to a 1-1 draw in Nelspruit four
days later.
The Super Eagles were adjudged the 41st
best football playing team in the world
according to the ranking released earlier in
March after rising from 42nd despite their
absence at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
won by Cote d'Ivoire.
Meanwhile, Algeria remain at the summit of
African football despite dropping three
places to 21st position in the world while
second-placed Cote d'Ivoire slipped three
places to 23rd and Ghana dropped two
spots to 26th in the world but remained
third in Africa. They are followed by Tunisia
(30), Senegal (36), Cape Verde Island (37),
Guinea (41), Nigeria (45), Cameroon (48)
and Congo (49) to complete the African
top ten.
Uganda, after their 1-0 win over Nigeria,
moved up two places to 71st in the World
while South Africa could not gain from their
1-1 friendly win against Nigeria as they
crashed five places to 60th spot.
Nigeria's group opponents in the 2017
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series also
saw mixed fortunes as Egypt rose seven
places to 51st while Tanzania and Chad both
dropped seven and three places respectively
to finish in 107th and 155th spots.
Germany and Argentina hold the first and
second positions on the Fifa /Coca-Cola
World Ranking while Belgium moved up one
place to displace Colombia in third and
fourth place with Brazil and Uruguay both
moving up one spot to fifth and eighth
respectively.
Switzerland climbed up three places into the
top ten, occupying the ninth position, while
Spain who crashed out of the top 10 last
month moved up one place to nick the tenth
spot at the expense of France and Italy
who fell three places to 11th and
13th respectively.
The next ranking will be released on May 7,
2015.
team have dropped four
places to 45th in the
latest Fifa world ranking
released on Thursday -
their poorest drop in
exactly a year since April 2014 after failing
to win in two international friendlies in
March.
The Super Eagles slipped one place to be
ranked eighth African side behind Algeria,
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Tunisia, Senegal, Cape
Verde Island and Guinea.
During the celebration of a century of caps
for goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, the former
African champions lost 1-0 at against
Uganda in Uyo on March 25 before holding
South Africa to a 1-1 draw in Nelspruit four
days later.
The Super Eagles were adjudged the 41st
best football playing team in the world
according to the ranking released earlier in
March after rising from 42nd despite their
absence at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
won by Cote d'Ivoire.
Meanwhile, Algeria remain at the summit of
African football despite dropping three
places to 21st position in the world while
second-placed Cote d'Ivoire slipped three
places to 23rd and Ghana dropped two
spots to 26th in the world but remained
third in Africa. They are followed by Tunisia
(30), Senegal (36), Cape Verde Island (37),
Guinea (41), Nigeria (45), Cameroon (48)
and Congo (49) to complete the African
top ten.
Uganda, after their 1-0 win over Nigeria,
moved up two places to 71st in the World
while South Africa could not gain from their
1-1 friendly win against Nigeria as they
crashed five places to 60th spot.
Nigeria's group opponents in the 2017
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series also
saw mixed fortunes as Egypt rose seven
places to 51st while Tanzania and Chad both
dropped seven and three places respectively
to finish in 107th and 155th spots.
Germany and Argentina hold the first and
second positions on the Fifa /Coca-Cola
World Ranking while Belgium moved up one
place to displace Colombia in third and
fourth place with Brazil and Uruguay both
moving up one spot to fifth and eighth
respectively.
Switzerland climbed up three places into the
top ten, occupying the ninth position, while
Spain who crashed out of the top 10 last
month moved up one place to nick the tenth
spot at the expense of France and Italy
who fell three places to 11th and
13th respectively.
The next ranking will be released on May 7,
2015.