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Super Eagles’ latest position in FIFA world rankings revealed

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Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday, September 16 published its latest rankings of National Teams.

Despite back-to-back wins in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Super Eagles sit in the 34th position, the same as they were in the August rankings.

The three-time African champions began their campaign in the World Cup qualifies with a 2-0 win vs Liberia and registered a 2-1 road win versus Cape Verde in their next fixture.

Nigeria remains in the fifth spot when it comes to the continental rankings, behind Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.

Nigeria’s rivals in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers Cape Verde, Central African Republic and Liberia occupy 77th, 124th and 144th position respectively, while the Country’s opponents in the group stage of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in the shape of Egypt, Guinea Bissau and Sudan are in 48th, 105th, 127th place.

In the global rankings, the top five is made of representatives from Europe and South America, with Belgium leading the way followed by Brazil, England, France and Italy. [ANS]

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