Nigeria drops to 42nd in FIFA ranking

Eagles-Blater 



                   The Super Eagles dropped by five places to 42nd in the October ranking released by FIFA on Thursday morning
                     Nigeria was ranked 37th last month, but has now fell from that position because of Super Eagles dismal performance in the 2015 African Nations Cup qualifiers.
                     The country is now ranked ninth in African behind Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia, Ghana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Egypt and Senegal.
Germany, Argentina and Colombia occupied the top three spots in the world.
                  Belgium, Netherlands, Brazil, France, Uruguay, Portugal and Spain completed the top 10.
The next FIFA ranking will be published on November 27.