The
downward slide of the Super Eagles on the monthly FIFA rankings
continued on Thursday as the Nigeria national football team dropped five
places to 67th spot on the latest rankings.
Super Eagles players celebrating
The monthly FIFA rankings continued on Thursday as the Nigeria
national football team, the Super Eagles dropped five places to 67th
spot on the latest rankings released by the world football governing
body.
The three-time African champions are now sadly ranked 14th on the
continent to further drive home the declining trend in football in the
country.
As reflected in the April Rankings, Africa’s top 10 are Algeria,
Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal, Egypt, Cape Verde, Tunisia, DR Congo,
Guinea and Congo. Cameroon, Morocco and Mali are also above Nigeria.
The Super Eagles are already out of contention for a place in the
2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the continuous slide by the Eagles
is set to even put them in a tough group as they go all out to make
amends with qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
CAF has already announced that the June World Cup qualifiers draws will be based on the rankings of the 20 teams in contention.
The 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament for Africa will begin in
October with 20 teams drawn into five groups of four teams each with the
overall winners advancing to the final tournament in Russia.
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