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FIFA Ranking: Nigeria Climbs Five Places Up The Ladder

FIFA Ranking: Nigeria Climbs Five Places Up The Ladder

by Niyi Busari,
May 02, 2018
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By Admin. The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up five places from 52nd to 47th position in the latest FIFA world ranking released on Thursday, April 26, 2018. The ranking was published on the world football governing body’s official website. Nigeria’s friendly matches against Poland and Serbia played a key role in their rise. Gernot Rohr’s men beat Poland in Wraclow, before losign 2-0 to Serbia in London. In Africa, the Super Eagles are now in the sixth position. Overall, world champions Germany remain number one, with Brazil in second, Belgium are third, Portugal are in fourth and Argentina fifth. In sixth position are Switzerland, France are in seventh, Spain in eight, Chile in ninth and Poland in 10th. The next Coca Cola FIFA World Ranking will be released on May 17, 2018.

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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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