FIFA rankings: Nigeria slips to lowest position in 4 year

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  • April 8, 2023
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FIFA rankings: Nigeria slips to lowest position in 4 year

Tamarauemi Ebimini

The fortunes of Nigeria’s senior men’s football team has plummeted the more as the Super Eagles have dropped lower in the latest FIFA rankings released yesterday.

The latest position occupied by Nigeria represents the team’s lowest position since June 2019, when the Eagles were ranked 45th in the world.

It will be recalled that Nigeria’s best ranking was in 1994 when the country was ranked 5th while its worst ranking was in 1999 when the Super Eagles were ranked 82 in the world.

The team, who lost 1-0 to Guinea Bissau last month, is now ranked 40th in the world, down from 35th in the previous December ranking.

World champions Argentina moved to the summit, supplanting South American rivals, Brazil. FIFA, in a release, said, “Six years after last topping the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, Argentina (1st, plus 1) are once again at the summit of world football.

The Super Eagles will have the chance to improve their ranking in June when they travel to Freetown to face Sierra Leone in a continuation of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers.

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