LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up one spot in the latest FIFA ranking. According to the ranking released on Thursday, Nigeria climbed from 44th to 43rd despite their damaging 1-1 draw at home to Zimbabwe in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying clash in March. During the March FIFA World…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-In the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday, Nigeria has fallen to the 38th position. The Super Eagles now have 1498.93 points, a decrease from their previous 1520.27 points. This drop marks a significant shift in the global football landscape, as Nigeria continues to face challenges on the international stage. Formerly ranked…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up in the latest FIFA ranking released by the world football governing body on June 29, 2023. The Super Eagles were ranked 40th in the last ranking released in April but have now moved up to 39th. The three-time African champions gained a total of 5.68 to…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles have now shot to 31st best team in the world and third in Africa on the back of their impressive run at the AFCON in Cameroon. The Eagles under interim coach Augustine Eguavoen moved five spots from the December 2020 ratings in the FIFA Rankings. They are the only…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria will lose their position as 3rd placed team on the African continent base on the FIFA Rankings when it is released for the month of May. Nigeria played two games against Cameroon during the international break losing 0-1 and drawling 0-0 in the games separated by a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped three places from 29th to 32nd in the latest FIFA rankings released yesterday by the world football governing body. The Three-time African champions who had poor outings against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in the ongoing 2022 AFCON qualifiers also dropped in the continental ranking…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria have ended the year with their highest world ranking in the last decade, FIFA rankings reveal. According to data released by the football governing body on Thursday, the Eagles ended the year in the 31st position. The last time Nigeria finished a year higher was in 2009,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up by four spots in the November ranking to place 31st on the ranking table. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body, FIFA, Nigeria garnered 1493 points as against 1481 points gotten in October. The movement still helped the…