Nigeria’s Super Eagles Remains Stagnant in New FIFA Rankings

Three-time African champions, Nigeria’s Super Eagles are still ranked at number 66 in the latest Fifa rankings for the month of January.

The Super Eagles dropped from 59th in November to 66th in the December ranking and remained there in the latest rankings released by the World’s football governing body on Thursday, January 7.

The Sunday Oliseh tutored side are placed 14th in Africa falling behind Cote d’Ivoire, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Senegal, Congo, Guinea, Cameroon, Egypt, Congo DR, Uganda and Mali.

In the world ranking, Belgium continue to be number one, Argentina retain second spot, Spain in third, current world cup champion Germany hold the fourth spot, while Copa America winners Chile are fifth.

The Cote d’Ivoire national team are in the 19th position in the world while Algeria are second in Africa and ranked 28th in the world.

Ghana stay third on the continent after amassing 766 points which places them in the 33rd spot in the world.