FIFA ranking: Super Eagles improve [See top 10]
FIFA on Thursday released Nigeria’s latest ranking in global football.
The Super Eagles have now moved one place from 49th position to 48th in the new FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking as Belgium and France share the top spot for the first time in the table’s 25-year history.
According to the rankings posted by FIFA on its official website, the Super Eagles has 1415 points to finish 48th in the month of September.
Belgium had a couple of wins, including victory over Iceland in the inaugural Nations League competition which leveled them with the World Cup champions, Frence, the team that defeated them in the World Cup semi-finals.
Brazil remain in third position ahead of World Cup finalists Croatia, while the only other nation in the top 10 whose position has changed was Denmark, who dropped one place from ninth.
See top 10 below…
1=. Belgium (+1) 1,729 pts
1=. France 1,729
3. Brazil 1,663
4. Croatia 1,634
5. Uruguay 1,632
6. England 1,612
7. Portugal 1,606
8. Switzerland 1,598
9. Spain 1,597
10. Denmark (-1) 1,581
