FIFA Ranking: Eagles drop by one spot, now world’s 32nd

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have slipped by one spot to be ranked 32nd in the world in the October world ranking by global football governing body FIFA.

In the ranking table released on Thursday, the Nigerian senior men’s national team garnered 1498.47 points in September as against the 1504.7 garnered in August.

On the continental level, they are still placed fourth behind Senegal (world 18th), Morocco (23rd) and Tunisia (30th).

On the global scene, a total of 53 UEFA Nations League matches and 119 friendlies were played during the last international break before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 which starts on Nov. 20.

Brazil are placed first as Ranking leaders, which is enough to boost their confidence in the bid to win a sixth world title.

In beating Ghana and Tunisia in their two friendlies last week, A Seleçao widened the gap between themselves and their nearest challengers.

Belgium who lost to eighth-placed Netherlands in the Nations League are second, after dropping a step, and Argentina in third place complete the podium. Vanguard