Despite a decent performance against Cameroon in the double-header World Cup qualifier, Gernot Rohr’s men plunged six places in the latest grading
Nigeria have slipped six places below to be placed 44th in the latest edition of the Fifa rankings released on Thursday.
In the month under review, the Super Eagles recorded a decent outing against Cameroon in the World Cup qualifiers. First, they pummelled the Indomitable Lions 4-0 in Uyo before they were held to a 1-1 draw in Yaoundé.
Even at that, Gernot Rohr’s moved southward in the grading - as they now rank Fifth in Africa according to the world football governing body.
Cameroon fell 10 places to no. 45 in the world and sixth in Africa. Nigeria’s next opponent in the race to Russia 2018, Zambia zoomed 18 places up (78th in the world) after recording a double against Algeria.

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is the ranking really reliable?

From 2nd in Africa to 6th without losing any game I am beginning to doubt FIFA

The same Nigeria that was ranked among the first ten by FIFA, The same Nigeria that had a better economy and monetary value than China,Singapore and Luxemboug. Nigeria has been landsliding and retrogressing as time passes, but still some unscrupulous entities still believe that Nigeria does not need Restructuring.
Truly 'There was a country'