Eagles Drops To 32 In FIFA Rankings

 

The unimpressive performances of the Super Eagles in their
last international matches reflected in their latest rating in the
latest FIFA rankings as they dropped three places.
Nigeria are now 32nd in the latest in the rating for the month
of October released on Thursday.
Last month, Gernot Rohr’s men were rated the 29th best team
in the world. However, they dropped three places as a
consequence of their contrasting results in the October
international fixtures.
The Super Eagles lost 1-0 to reigning African champions
Algeria, before settling for a 1-1 draw against Tunisia’s
Carthage Eagles.
After these results, the West Africans are now fourth in Africa
behind 2019 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up, Senegal, who
accrued 1549 points, Tunisia [1507] and reigning African
champions, the Desert Foxes who garnered 1488 points.
Nigeria’s opponent in next month’s Africa Cup of Nations
double-header qualification, Sierra Leone, dropped a place to
be classified as the 120th best team in the world with 1151
points.
2022 Afcon hosts Cameroon are 53rd globally and eighth on
the continent, while Mohamed Salah’s Egypt occupy the 52nd
spot.
Qualifying games for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the play-offs
for the UEFA Euro 2021 and UEFA Nations League ties were
determinants in the rankings.
Belgium, 2018 FIFA World Cup winners France, Brazil, England
and Portugal occupy the first to fifth positions respectively.