SPORTS: Nigeria Moves One Place In Latest FIFA Ranking

Nigeria Moves One Place In Latest FIFA Ranking
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Nigeria has moved one place to 48th in the world and 5th in Africa in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday, 20th September by the global football ruling body.

 
The three-time AFCON winning nation was 49th last month of August but their position  apparently changed after a 3-0 whipping Seychelles in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Victoria 12 days ago.

According to the rankings posted by FIFA on its official site, the Super Eagles have 1415 points to finish 48th in the month of September and the fifth-best football national team, Africa.

 

Tunisia is number one on the continent and (23rd in the world) followed by Senegal (25th), DR Congo (40th) and Morocco (45th).

 

World champions, France and Belgium are the joint ranked the best team in number one by FIFA followed by Brazil (3), Croatia (4), Uruguay (5), England (6), Portugal (7), Switzerland (8), Spain (9), Denmark (10).

 

It's noteworthy that the next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on October 25, 2018.