Football governing body, FIFA, have announced the 2018 World Cup champions, and the Super Eagles of Nigeria have been rated the 49th best country in the world.

France is the new leader at the top of the latest FIFA rankings, while the previously top-ranked nation Germany, as well as Argentina, dropped out of the top 10.

The top five on the list consists of France, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia and Uruguay.

Nigeria ranks 49th in the world and 7th in Africa, while the top-ranked African team on the list is Tunisia tying the position with Senegal who both are 24th on the world stage.

According to FIFA, the new formula;

“Relies on adding/subtracting points won or lost for a game to/from the previous point totals rather than averaging game points over a given time period as in the previous version of the Ranking.

“The changes, of which there are several, include the fact that inactive teams now preserve their point totals, with no devaluation of older games.

“Points are dropped, however, from losing or drawing against weaker opposition, with the only exception to this rule matches in knockout rounds of major competitions such as the FIFA World Cup.”

FIFA World Rankings (Africa Top 10)

1)Tunisia
2)Senegal
3)Congo DR
4)Ghana
5)Morocco
6)Cameroon
7)Nigeria
Burkina Faso
9)Mali
10)Cape Verde

Source: https://lailasnews.com/nigeria-sit-at-49th-position-in-new-fifa-rankings/

apart from probably Senegal..those ahead of us can't beat us abeg

Okay

every countries that did not qualify are ahead of us...HABA na,who drop this kind list

Uruguay should come before Brazil.
Thus;
France
Belgium
Uruguay
Croatia
Brazil.

Tunisia, Congo sitting at the top , trash of rank. Same way Switzerland is too top in world ranking yet can't beat poor teams.

At least fifa for reason the jersey arrange us go 1st or 2nd for Africa na.

Good

Who FIFA ranking epp?

Rubbish. How can countries that fail to make it to the world be ranked higher than Nigeria.

Chai! Despite our best selling and still selling jersey and track suits! Fifa harsh sha, they should kukuma ban us

I see Buhari and Oshiomole's hand in this. The want to impeach our coach by first blackmailing him.

How can Ghana, DR and Morocco be ahead of us?

babyfaceafrica:
apart from probably Senegal..those ahead of us can't beat us abeg

Senegal can't beat us.

Morocco and Tunisia can

NASO

Not surprised at all

babyfaceafrica:
apart from probably Senegal..those ahead of us can't beat us abeg

They just don't rate their performance. they rate their league too...makes their point high

babyfaceafrica:
apart from probably Senegal..those ahead of us can't beat us abeg

what of cameroun? What of tunisia? What of ghana? Abeg dose countries above us will beat us silly.

pat077:
Rubbish. How can countries that fail to make it to the world be ranked higher than Nigeria.

because we went there to downgrade ourselves it would have been better not to qualify than win "3rd worst team" title

victormartyn:
At least fifa for reason the jersey arrange us go 1st or 2nd for Africa na.

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pat077:
Rubbish. How can countries that fail to make it to the world be ranked higher than Nigeria.

If that is the basis of your argument then Panama should be higher than italy

OK, noted, Naija try harder!

This FIFA President is one of the worst in the history of the game. He lacks competence to Manage FIFA. At the World Cup it was complaints galore from countries participating ,mostly on the use of VAR machine with unfair and inconsetent decisions and now here we are having a poor ranking log, what a shame ranking Cameroun and those countries above Nigeria.

tgmservice:
If that is the basis of your argument then Panama should be higher than italy

is Panama and Italy in the same continent? I am referring to countries in Africa that are rated ahead of us.... The likes of DR Congo etc

lefulefu:
what of cameroun? What of tunisia? What of ghana? Abeg dose countries above us will beat us silly.

oga go siddon cameroun dat chop 4-0 for our hand.. sometime be patriotic a bit not always negative

What sort of yeye ranking is this one?
Even countries that have not smelt the World Cup for ages are above us. Rubbish

nelxxy:
oga go siddon cameroun dat chop 4-0 for our hand.. sometime be patriotic a bit not always negative

we always beat countries at friendlies for our abuja national stadium but when it comes to major competition and where it matters most we flop like park of cards.

lefulefu:
we always beat countries at friendlies for our abuja national stadium but when it comes to major competition and where it matters most we flop like park of cards.

but cameroon was in d same group with nigeria during the world cup qualifiers......and Nigeria spanked them