Nigeria Rises to 33rd Position in FIFA Ranking

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-style: inherit;">The Super Eagles have moved a place up in the latest global rankings released yesterday to remain the third best team in Africa. Nigeria</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-style: inherit;"> moved a place up to the 33rd place in the Fifa rankings, courtesy of the Super Eagles’ second round finish at the World Cup in Brazil.</span><br /> <div id="entryContainer" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="entry entry-content" itemprop="articleBody" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 6px 0px 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Eagles are now the third-ranked African side behind Algeria and Cote d’Ivoire who finished in the 24th and 25th positions.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/nigeria-rise-33rd-fifa-ranking/" style="-webkit-transition: background-color 0.2s linear, border-top-color; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color 0.2s linear, border-top-color; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" title="Nigeria rise to 33rd on FIFA ranking"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="BRAZIL, Curitiba : (From top L) Nigeria's team midfielder John Obi Mikel, forward Emmanuel Emenike, defender Kenneth Omeruo, defender Godfrey Oboabona and defender Efe Ambrose (from bottom L) forward Victor Moses, goalkeeper and captain Vincent Enyeama, forward Ahmed Musa, midfielder Ogenyi Onazi, midfielder Ramon Azeez and defender Juwon Oshaniwa pose during a Group F football match between Iran and Nigeria at the Baixada Arena in Curitiba at the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. AFP PHOTO" class="attachment-slider wp-post-image" height="194" src="http://dvsl3w2q45hb8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/EAGLES-260x194.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s linear, box-shadow; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.247059) 1px 1px 1px; margin: 0px 20px 10px 0px; padding: 0px; transition: margin 0.2s linear, box-shadow; width: 250px;" width="260" /></span></a></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Reigning world champions Germany remain at the summit of the ranking table with 1736 points while World Cup runners up Argentina remain unmoved in the second position with 1604 points.</span></div> </div> </div> </div>

Nigeria Rises to 33rd Position in FIFA Ranking

The Super Eagles have moved a place up in the latest global rankings released yesterday to remain the third best team in Africa. Nigeria  ...

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