Nigeria has sustained the marginal ranking progress
started last month as the Super Eagles moved up one place in the latest FIFA ranking
released Thursday afternoon Super Eagles are ranked 62nd in the world and 11th
in Africa.
In the January ranking, the three-time African
champions occupied 63rd spot in the world and 12th in the continent before the
one step movement on Thursday afternoon.
In Africa, Cape Verde toppled Cote d’ Ivoire from
the summit of African football, though are 31st in the global rankings.
Côte D’ Ivoire is now second in Africa and 36th in
the world while Algeria is third and 37th in the world.
Other top-ranked Africans in that order include;
Ghana (41), Tunisia (47), Senegal (48), Egypt (53), Congo DR (58), Republic of
Congo (59), Cameroun (61) and Nigeria (62) respectively.
In the global ranking level, Belgium is still
dictating the pace as the world’s best football nation while Argentina, Spain, Germany,
Chile, Brazil and Portugal followed in that order.
The trio of Colombia, England and Austria completed
the top best 10 teams in the world.
The next FIFA world rankings will come up again,
April 7, 2016.
AFRICA’S Top Ten
1. Cape Verde (36), 2. Côte D’ Ivoire(36), 3. Algeria(37), Ghana (41), 5. Tunisia (47),
6. Senegal
(48), 7. Egypt (53), 8. Congo DR (58), 9. Congo (59), 10. Cameroun (61), 11.
Nigeria (62)
WORLD
1. Belgium, 2. Argentina, 3. Spain, 4. Germany, 5.
Chile, 6. Brazil, 7. Portugal, 8. Colombia, 9. England, 10. Austria
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