FIFA on Thursday released the latest world football rankings, with very little change owing to the lack of interna- tional football in recent months with Nigeria’s Super Eagles dropping one spot from her ranking in November to end the year in the 50th position but still occupy the 8th spot on the African continent.
Senegal ended the year as the highest ranked African national team, edging Cup of Nations title-holders the Ivory Coast for top spot in the December listings.
Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana and Morocco complete the top 10 compiled by world governing body FIFA.
All the countries except Nigeria will be among the 16 challengers for the Cup of Nations title when Gabon stages the 2017 tournament between January 14 and February 5.
Another four qualified teams – Mali, Cameroon, giantkillers Guinea-Bissau and Uganda – are among the top 20 ranked teams.
Gabon-bound Togo and Zimbabwe and the host nation fall outside the elite, but should not be underestimated when the biennial African Cup kicks off in Libreville.
A Senegal side packed with Europe-based professionals, including Sadio Mane of Liverpool and Keita Balde of Lazio, complet- ed their Cup of Nations qualifiers with a perfect six-win record.
But after a routine win over Cape Verde at the start of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, they fell 2-1 to South Africa, who scored from a penalty that should not have been awarded.
Rwanda was the biggest mover of the month, moving up nine places to 92nd.
Looking back over the year, Guinea-Bissau were the team with the greatest difference compared to their December 2015 ranking, moving up a total of 78 places to 68th in the global rankings.
MONTHLY AFRICAN RANKINGS RELEASED BY FIFA
1. Senegal (33)
2. Ivory Coast (34)
3. Tunisia (35)
4. Egypt (36)
5. Algeria (38)
6. Democratic Republic of Congo (48)
7. Burkina Faso (50)
8. Nigeria (51)
9. Ghana (53)
10. Morocco (57)
11. Mali (60)

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source: http://sunnewsonline.com/eagles-slip-in-fifa-ranking/

finally am the first to comment
not quite easy though
dedicating this victory to our sports minister
because all the moneys for Super eagles spended was properly spended
and also special shout out to FIFA, for their Ojoro FIFA rankings
DSS is watching...lol
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love you guys

Sh*it happens...embrace the smell.

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Upon awa wins
F"ck den

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Today na watch night...
Tomorrow na weti?!
Tomorrow na Christmas

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11th in Africa... its wel

Crazy Fifa

SOLOMON DALUNG!!!!!!

This is okay.
The reason is the lack of activity since the last rating.

ki lo de?

Bad stuff

They don't need training

BLAME IT ON SOLOMON DALUNG'S GRAMMAR
"THE MONEY SPENDED WAS WELL SPENDED

I got no business with Fifa Rankings, I Need Trophies

why would they drop when no competition went on? what measure was used?

'All the funds spended was well spended'

#NdiUwaUmebi

Dalung!!!

Meanwhile, this man Dalung, why does his name sound like Dung? Shiiiit

Good news

Who cares

Na who fifa epp

The youths association of Nigeria (YAN) and the Nigerian fan club of Chelsea ( NFCC) has decided that the affairs of this our beloved country should be handed over to Maester Antonio Conte, he is the only man who can devise a way out of this recession.

Despite the massive wins?

Next person pls.

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hmn

ok

Who cares. Let us be number 1000 on the list as long as we win competitions I'm OK.

Argentina are number 1 but the world champions are Germany. So who ranking epp.

Meanwhile, at least We are above Ghana our noisy neighbours.

8th in Africa and 51st in the world? Wtf! What have we been winning since?

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