Nigeria drops in FIFA rankings

Now 36th in the world

Nigeria has dropped three places in November’s FIFA ranking, moving from 33rd to 36th in the world.

The ranking table on FIFA’s website on Thursday showed that Nigeria has 710 points, as against the 724 points recorded in October.

The latest ranking also ranked Nigeria fourth in Africa, behind Algeria, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire who have 800, 849 and 918 points respectively.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the development will be a disappointment to Nigerian football fans following Super Eagles’ qualification for the 2014 World Cup on November 16.

The African champions also played a 2-2 draw with Italy in an international friendly played in London on November 18.