Nigeria moves up to 33rd on the latest fifa ranking

The Super Eagles have been
rewarded for their victory in Addis
Ababa with an upward move in the
Fifa rankings released on Thursday
Nigeria have moved up to the 33rd
position in the latest Fifa global rankings
released on Thursday.

The Super Eagles have had a topsy-turvy
year rising to 28th position in May but
falling down to 36th in September. Their
recent victory over Ethiopia has now
pushed them up three places on the
rankings.
Meanwhile, Ethiopia dropped two spots to
finish 95 ahead of their return leg against
Nigeria in Calabar next month.
Cote D'Ivoire continue to be the top
ranked African side moving up two places
to 17 this month. Ghana also moved up
one spot to finish in 23rd position while
Algeria dropped four spots to finish in
32nd position just ahead of Nigeria.
Spain remain the leading country in the
world followed by Germany, Argentina,
Colombia and Belgium in the top five.