Nigeria Moves Up 5 Places

NIGERIA has found its way back to the 38th spot on the log of the FIFA world ranking released yesterday.
With an appreciable improvement from the 43rd position in the last ranking, Nigeria looks good to further clinch a better rating subsequently.

With Ivory Coast, Egypt and Ghana still ahead of Nigeria on the table, the Super Eagles is left to retain the 4th spot in Africa despite shifting five places up the ladder. As Nigeria prepares ahead of the international friendly against Argentina, pundits expects that a win for Nigeria will change her fate on the table in the next ranking.

Meanwhile, there has been a change in the leadership of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, with the Netherlands ending Spain’s reign of more than a year at the summit to claim top spot for the first time ever.

The Oranje thus profited from Spain’s defeat by Italy – in a friendly that cost the world and European champions valuable points – to become only the seventh team (after Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) to sit atop the global ladder.

There has also been a dramatic change in South America, with fifth-placed Uruguay becoming the top-ranked South American team following Brazil’s (6th, down 2) loss to Germany (3rd, unchanged). England also reaped the rewards of A Seleção’s defeat to move up two places to fourth.

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/football-golf-boxing/17131-nigeria-moves-up-5-places.html

Well!

good for Nigeria team

Brazil dey south America. Lol

The whole world knows that the most rubbish thing about FIFA is their ranking. What is Croatia doing on top 10?
Nigeria did not play the friendly with Ghana yet she moved up

NONSENSE

good

Well we are increasing every days with number (is not too bad the number is appreciating) Thank God.

I agree these things are either rigged or bias. England still in the top four am I the only one who think's they are one of the most overrated National Teams?

deb:

The whole world knows that the most rubbish thing about FIFA is their ranking. What is Croatia doing on top 10?
Nigeria did not play the friendly with Ghana yet she moved up

so what? so we must play ghana before we are moved up!

the ranking is crap