After Losing to Central African Republic in Lagos, Super Eagles Drop Two Places in Latest FIFA Rankings

• Super Eagles of Nigeria are now the 36th best football team in the world after FIFA released the rankings for October
• Nigeria dropped two spots and this could be largely credited to their 1-0 loss to Central African Republic in Lagos
• Although Gernot Rohr’s men defeated the same team 2-0 in their reverse fixture, the win could not prevent the team from dropping on FIFA rankings

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped to 36th on the latest FIFA rankings; no thanks to their first leg 1-0 loss to Central African Republic in Lagos, Punch reports.

Nigeria who occupied the 34th position in September dropped two spots as they dropped 14 points as a consequence of losing at home to CAR in a World Cup qualifier earlier this month, PM News reports.

Gernot Rohr’s men went on to beat the same opponents 2-0 in the revese fixture of the double header, but that was not enough to prevent them from dropping to 36th.

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The three-time African kings remain fifth best team in Africa as Senegal retained their number one spot on the African continent and 20th in the world.

North African side Tunisia are second best African team as they dropped one spot to the 27th position in the October rankings.

Morocco displaced African champions Algeria into third place, while Nigeria complete the top five places in Africa.

On the world ranking, despite losing two matches in the UEFA Nationa League, Belgium remain the number one ranked team.

Brazil are second, with France moving ahead of England into third position. Italy also moved up one spot into fourth place, while The Three Lions round up the top five spots.

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