SHOCK As Nigeria Drops To 36th Position In Latest FIFA Rankings

Nigeria moved down three places to 36th in the latest FIFA World rankings with 710 points.

However, Nigeria still occupies the fourth place among the top 5 ranked nations in Africa.

Ivory Coast remains the highest ranked team in Africa and 17th in the world on 918 points.

Ghana comes second in Africa and 24th in the world with 849 points, while Algeria are third in Africa and 26th in the world on 800 points.

Spain head the global list, ahead of Germany, Argentina, Colombia and Portugal.

FIFA Africa Rankings: (8 November 2013)
W A Team

17 1 Côte d’Ivoire

24 2 Ghana

26 3 Algeria

36 4 Nigeria

38 5 Egypt

39 6 Cape Verde Islands

42 7 Mali

49 8 Tunisia

51 9 Cameroon

58 10 Burkina Faso

61 11 South Africa

63 12 Libya

65 13 Senegal

66 14 Guinea

72 15 Zambia

74 16 Sierra Leone

75 17 Morocco

77 18 Togo

80 19 Gabon

83 20 Congo DR

84 21 Congo

86 22 Uganda

89 23 Angola

93 24 Ethiopia

98 25 Botswana

100 26 Benin

104 27 Niger

105 28 Liberia

106 29 Zimbabwe

106 30 Central African Republic

111 31 Equatorial Guinea

112 32 Burundi

117 33 Kenya

120 34 Mozambique

121 35 Malawi

124 36 Tanzania

126 37 Namibia

127 38 Rwanda

130 39 Sudan

134 40 Gambia

138 41 Lesotho

144 42 Mauritania

155 43 São Tomé e Príncipe

164 44 Chad

178 45 Mauritius

183 46 Guinea-Bissau

185 47 Swaziland

186 48 Madagascar

193 49 Comoros

199 50 Eritrea

200 51

Seychelles 201 52 South Sudan

203 53 Djibouti

204 54 Somalia