Nigeria has again dropped
in the monthly official FIFA
World ranking from the
36th spot to the 37th.
The ranking table on the
World governing body’s
website on Thursday
showed that though
Nigeria still had 710
points, like it had in the
last ranking in November,
but it dropped by one
spot.
However, in the December
ranking, Nigeria still
remained the fourth in
Africa behind Algeria,
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire
with 800, 849 and 918
points, respectively.
On the global scene, Spain
maintained the first spot,
ahead of Germany,
Argentina and Colombia,
who also maintained the
second, third and fourth
spots, respectively.
Though the ranking might
be a disappointment to
Nigerians with the
successes recorded by
Nigerian teams in recent
times, the ranking
procedure explains that
many things are put into
consideration.
It stated that the number
of points that can be won
in a match depends on “if
the match was won or
drawn, and how
important the match is.’’
It also considers how
strong the opposition
team are in terms of
ranking and the
confederation they belong
to.
These factors brought
together are used in the
formula to ascertain the
number of points got from
a match.
The next FIFA World
ranking will be published
on Jan. 16, 2014.dailyindependentnig.com/2013/12/140416/