Nigeria rises to 64th in new Fifa ranking, now 14th in Africa

The Nigerian Super Eagles have risen to 64th in the new FIFA /Coca-Cola rankings published on FIFA's website today. Nigeria, coached by Gernot Rohr, is now the 14th best team in Africa behind Cote d’Ivoire, Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Ghana, Congo DR, Egypt, Congo, Mali, Morocco, Cameroon, Guinea and South Africa.

Nigeria, before this latest ranking was 67th in the world. In the international scene Argentina is first while Belgium, Germany and Colombia occupy the second, third and fourth position respectively.

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