Nigeria Super Eagles have fallen seven places on the latest FIFA ranking to occupy 59th position, the worst in recent times.
The November ranking released yesterday by the World Football governing body , further confirmed the dwindling status of the former Africa Champions at the global level.
With the latest ranking, Nigeria, a three time African Champion, had slumped from her previous 10th position in October to 12th in the Continent.
Ivory Coast displaced Algeria to top spot in Africa, while Ghana retained their 3rd position.
Tunisia moved up two places in Africa to 4th place, leaving Senegal on the 5th spot, while Cape Verde slipped two places to 6th.Cameroon, Congo, Guinea and Congo DR completed the top ten teams in Africa.
Meanwhile, Belgium top the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for the first time in history. The Red Devils have jumped two places on the November edition to replace previous leaders, Argentina (3rd, down 2) and world champions Germany (2nd, unchanged)
The biggest climbers in the top ten is Chile (5th, up 4), while England (9th, up 1) and Austria (10th, up 1) had each made slight progress.
This was the first time that Belgium, Chile and Austria had ever reached such heights on the global ladder.
The last FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of 2015 would be published on 3 December and could see Belgium take the ‘Team of the Year’ title, should they retain top spot. The ‘Mover of the Year’ would be awarded to the team which has gained the most points in 2015.
Current contenders for this are Turkey (up 430 points), Chile (up 331 points), Wales (up 330 points) and Austria (up 319 points). However, with various matches and qualifiers due to take place over the coming weeks, the positions are still all to play for.
Meanwhile, The nation had dropped by two places on the World Rugby rankings, as Japan and Argentina have moved up the table, according to the World Rugby Federation report.
The report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Lagos said the country which ranked 73 before had dropped to the 75th position.
According to the report, this was after the Rugby World Cup held from Sept.18 to Oct.31 in England.
It said Japan and Argentina were the biggest climbers in the World Rugby rankings after grabbing the headlines at the World Cup.
The November ranking released yesterday by the World Football governing body , further confirmed the dwindling status of the former Africa Champions at the global level.
With the latest ranking, Nigeria, a three time African Champion, had slumped from her previous 10th position in October to 12th in the Continent.
Ivory Coast displaced Algeria to top spot in Africa, while Ghana retained their 3rd position.
Tunisia moved up two places in Africa to 4th place, leaving Senegal on the 5th spot, while Cape Verde slipped two places to 6th.Cameroon, Congo, Guinea and Congo DR completed the top ten teams in Africa.
Meanwhile, Belgium top the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for the first time in history. The Red Devils have jumped two places on the November edition to replace previous leaders, Argentina (3rd, down 2) and world champions Germany (2nd, unchanged)
The biggest climbers in the top ten is Chile (5th, up 4), while England (9th, up 1) and Austria (10th, up 1) had each made slight progress.
This was the first time that Belgium, Chile and Austria had ever reached such heights on the global ladder.
The last FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of 2015 would be published on 3 December and could see Belgium take the ‘Team of the Year’ title, should they retain top spot. The ‘Mover of the Year’ would be awarded to the team which has gained the most points in 2015.
Current contenders for this are Turkey (up 430 points), Chile (up 331 points), Wales (up 330 points) and Austria (up 319 points). However, with various matches and qualifiers due to take place over the coming weeks, the positions are still all to play for.
Meanwhile, The nation had dropped by two places on the World Rugby rankings, as Japan and Argentina have moved up the table, according to the World Rugby Federation report.
The report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Lagos said the country which ranked 73 before had dropped to the 75th position.
According to the report, this was after the Rugby World Cup held from Sept.18 to Oct.31 in England.
It said Japan and Argentina were the biggest climbers in the World Rugby rankings after grabbing the headlines at the World Cup.
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The report also stated that Japan, the 2019 World Cup hosts, climbed three places to occupy the 10th position.
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