Tag: FIFA Ranking
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Nigeria drops one spot on latest FIFA ranking
Nigeria have dropped by one spot in the FIFA ranking for September, placing 34th on the ranking table. In the ranking table on the world football governing body’s website on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1, 482 points in the month under review as against 1,481 it had in August. However, in spite of the drop by…
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Nigeria move 12 spots up in latest FIFA ranking
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament. In the ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1, 481 points as against 1, 433 it had in…
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FIFA Rankings: U.S. retain lead as Super Falcons move two places up
Nigeria have moved two places up the FIFA Women’s rankings, following their first Round of 16 appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 20 years. The rankings were released on FIFA’s website on Friday. The African champions are now ranked in the 36th position with 1643 points, but they remain the continent’s top placed…
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FIFA rankings: Nigeria 4th in Africa
Nigeria has retained her fourth position in Africa but dropped two places from her previous 44th position in FIFA Coca Cola World Rankings released on Thursday. Nigeria also retained her 1,427 points from the previous list in December. The first ranking of the year also saw Asian champions, Qatar, climb to 55th in the world,…
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Nigeria retains 44th place on new FIFA Ranking
Nigeria is now placed fourth in Africa and retains her 44th spot in the world with 1,427 points, as against October’s 1,431 points, in the FIFA/Coca Cola Rankings released on Thursday. Tunisia, who led the continent’s teams in the last rankings dropped to second place behind Senegal, with the North Africans dropping four places to…
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FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles slides to 49th position in the World, 7th in Africa
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped from 48th to 49th in the latest FIFA Ranking released after the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Nigeria national team dropped by one place in the FIFA rankings released just before the start of the World Cup and continued in the same trend in the last released by…
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Nigeria retains 47th position in latest FIFA rankings
Nigeria has retained her last month Coca Cola FIFA world ranking on 47th position and sixth in Africa in May. The rankings released on FIFA website on Thursday recorded few changes as the first 47 countries retained their previous positions. According to the rankings on the website, seven international ‘A’ matches, all friendlies, took place…
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Nigeria drops one spot further on FIFA ranking
Nigeria has dropped further one spot in the latest FIFA ranking released by the football governing body on Thursday. The Super Eagles, who were 51st in the world with 651 points in January, are now 52nd with 606 points, according to the ranking on FIFA’s official website on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports…
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Rufai urges Super Eagles not to be distracted by FIFA ranking
Former national goalkeeper Peter Rufai has urged Super Eagles players not to be discouraged by Nigeria’s latest FIFA rankings as they prepare for Russia 2018. Rufai told newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday that the Super Eagles should not allow the drop in ranking to distract them from their preparations for the 2018 FIFA World…
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Nigeria’s latest FIFA ranking will not impede Super Eagles, Onigbinde says
Akinade Onigbinde, the Coach of FRSC Football Club of Abuja, says Nigeria’s drop in FIFA’s December ranking would not adversely affect the team’s performance before and during the World Cup. Onigbinde told Sports Journalist on Friday in Abuja that the Super Eagles have already distinguished themselves as one of the best teams in the world.…