Despite failure to secure World Cup ticket, Super Eagles rise in latest FIFA ranking
Barely two days after the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals scheduled for Qatar, Nigeria has been rated as the 30th best footballing country in the world in the latest ranking released by the global football governing body FIFA on Thursday.
reported that Eagles played a goalless draw at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi last Friday, and could only manage a 1-1 draw at Abuja on Tuesday, which saw the Black Stars qualify for the global football showpiece on the away goal rule.
Prior to the current ranking, Nigeria was in 32nd position but the country has now moved two places in the latest ranking.
In Africa, Nigeria is ranked 3rd best football nation after Senegal and Morocco who occupied the first and second positions respectively.
Behind Nigeria are Egypt, Tunisia, and Cameroon in fourth, fifth, and sixth place, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Black Stars of Ghana who stopped Nigeria from qualifying for the quadrennial showpiece moved a place from 61 to 60.
Globally, Brazil is the number one best team in the world, followed by Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Netherlands, making the top 10 respectively.
The list of 11-20 positions has Denmark, Germany, Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Croatia, Colombia, Wales, Sweden, and Senegal respectively.
