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Nigeria Drop on FIFA Rankings as Brazil Displace Spain

Written by Adeleke Afolayan

Thursday, 02 July 2009

The Super Eagles of Nigeria has dropped four places on the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola world rankings released for the month of July with the Shuiabu Amodu led team also dropping two placed on the continent.

Previously ranked 30th in the world, the Super Eagles now occupy 34th despite defeating the French national team in a friendly match as well as holding Tunisia to a goalless draw away from home in a World Cup qualifying match.

The Super Eagles is closely followed in 35th by arch-rivals the Black Stars of Ghana that have won all three qualifying matches so far while Cameroun now plays second fiddle to Cote D'Ivoire that is now the best ranked African team in the world.

The Ivorians are also the only African side in the world's top 20 best footballing countries with Cameroun coming second at 29th on the world rankings while Gabon surprisingly occupies third spot in Africa following impressive wins away at Morocco and at home to Togo in their qualifying matches.

Globally, Brazil has regained the number one spot on the rankings which it last held in August 2007 following its victory at the recently concluded FIFA Confederations Cup at South Africa.

European champions Spain now occupies second spot after only winning bronze at South Africa with the Dutch national team, Germany and Argentina completing the top five football nations on the rankings.

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Comments (2)

	1. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 15-07-2009 11:12 - Guest
	Banker/SuperEagles Fan Nigeria has never maintain frontline position in FIFA ranking. It is always flunctuating. Well, there is room for improvement. I have always recommended a foreign Technical Adviser to help Shuaibu Amodu. Though Amodu is trying his best, but he need capable assistance. I congratulate Brazil come back to claim its God-given first position. Bye foer now.

	2. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 20-07-2009 18:56 - Guest
	NIGERIA CAN BE TOP 20 ONLY.. Nigeria as a football nation has the talents needed to be even the number one in the world if only coaches would invite and field good and disciplined players, and if the authorities concerned would give coaches the freedom and payment given to foreign coaches. The foreign coaches are not better, we respect them and give them all the supports they need. Why don't we do so to our indigenous coaches? We can make it!

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