Friday, August 15, 2014

Nigeria rise to 33rd on Fifa ranking



Nigeria moved a place up to the 33rd place in the Fifa rankings released on Thursday, courtesy of the Super Eagles' second round finish at the World Cup in Brazil. The Super Eagles have moved a place up in the latest global rankings released on Thursday to remain the third best team in Africa. Reigning world champions Germany remain at the summit of the ranking table with 1736 points while World Cup runners up Argentina remain unmoved in the second position with 1604 points. The Eagles are now the third-ranked African side behind Algeria and Cote d'Ivoire who finished in the 24th and 25th positions.