Nigeria has slipped in the latest monthly
ranking of FIFA released on Thursday.
The African champions have been
unimpressive in the ongoing qualifiers for
the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA/
Coca Cola world ranking for October
indicates this.
The Super Eagles' poor run in the run-up to
Maroc 2015 which started in the previous
month continued in October with a loss to
Sudan in Khartoum, though they recorded
their first victory, four days later, against the
Falcons of Jediane, in Abuja.
However, that result did little or nothing to
stop Nigeria from slipping to the 42nd
position from the 37th it occupied last
month.
Apart from dipping in world ranking,
Nigeria is now the ninth best in Africa.
Algeria now leads the pack of the best 10
countries on the continent. The Desert
Warriors are also 15th in the world - their
highest-ever ranking. Algeria is followed by
Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Cape Verde, Ghana,
Egypt, Cameroon, Senegal, Nigeria and Togo,
which made the biggest move from its
previous 125th position to the 52nd
position in the world.
There are no changes among the first three
countries in the world as Germany,
Argentina and Colombia retain their
positions. Brazil also remains in the sixth
position.
With the exception of Belgium, Netherlands,
France, Uruguay and Spain whose positions
changed among the top ten countries, only
Portugal broke into the top 10, leaping two
steps to the ninth position.
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Not surprised by Nigeria position.