4th June, 2015
The Super Eagles have moved two steps higher from 45th to 43th in the latest world ranking released early today by FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland..
Nigeria however also moved from eight to seven position in Africa.
Algeria still held on to the continent’s top spot and 21st globally, and so was Africa champions Ivory Coast who sit second in Africa and 24th in the world. Ghana have heavily dropped in FIFA ranking with eight points. The West Africa country moved down from 26th to 34th position and occupied third position in Africa .
Meanwhile Belgium have jumped above Argentina into second in the latest edition of FIFA’s world rankings – their highest-ever position. Switzerland slip out of the top 10 to 11th, while Madagascar are the biggest movers, up 37 to 113th.Maldives suffered the biggest drop, falling 38 positions to 178th.