Nigeria slips in FIFA’s rankings

Nigeria, on Thursday, dropped on the FIFA world ranking to a poor 57th in the world with a scandalous 501 points which puts the Super Eagles behind minnows like Cape Verde ranked 52 in the world with 608 points.
The Eagles ranking in Africa also dropped to an all-time low of 10th in the continent.
The agonizing thing about Nigeria’s drop was that countries like Congo, Israel and Venezuela rank above the two-time African champion.
Algeria, which ranks 19th in the world with 941 point, stand on top of the ranking in Africa as the continent’s number one team.
The Elephants of Cote’d Ivoire are number two in the continent and 21st in the world with 917 points.
The Black Stars of Ghana are number three in Africa with 827 points whch puts them 25th in the world.
Tunisia are fourth in Africa with 758 points which puts them in the 32nd in the world, while Senegal are placed fifth in Africa with 715 points which puts them in the 39th position.
Argentina have moved to the top of the FIFA rankings for the first time in seven years, despite being beaten by Chile in the Copa America final.
They rose two places to top the rankings a year after losing to Germany in the 2014 World Cup final. Chile’s victory moved them up eight spots to 11th.
Argentina’s rise to the top means Germany and Belgium each drop a place to second and third respectively.
Following a string of solid results, Wales have risen to their highest ever world ranking of 10th, earning them a Pot 1 seeding in UEFA’s 2018 World Cup qualifiers draw behind held later this month.
A 1-0 win over Belgium in Euro 2016 qualifying last month moved Chris Coleman’s side to the top of Group B on 14 points from six matches.
England moved up to ninth, one place behind Romania.