Nigeria dropped one place in the FIFA rankings released on Thursday, staying at 31st but remained the fourth best in Africa.
The team, which moved up 22 places up to
the 30th immediately after winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in
February, failed to make an upward movement in the latest rankings no
thanks
to their
1-1 result against the Harambee Stars of Kenya in a World Cup qualifier last month.
to their
1-1 result against the Harambee Stars of Kenya in a World Cup qualifier last month.
Ivory Coast, which fell to Nigeria at the
quarter-finals of the AFCON, were rated best in Africa with their 1,008
points ahead of Ghana, who were second, and Mali, who were third.
Algeria (35), Tunisia (41), Zambia (45)
and Burkina Faso (50) lined up behind Nigeria in Africa’s top ten. But
the interesting part of the continent’s top ten is the presence of
Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon in completing the lot.
Equatorial Guinea moved up 45 places to 59th, while the former African champions are 60th after moving up 19 places.
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