FIFA World Ranking: Super Eagles fall behind Morocco, Cameroon, two others

Nigeria’s failure to take part within the FIFA World Cup has despatched the three-time African champions crashing down the worldwide rating

The Tremendous Eagles have suffered a pointy drop in ranking within the December FIFA rating up to date simply hours after the conclusion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Beforehand ranked thirty second on this planet, Nigeria fall three spots right down to thirty fifth after lacking out on the get together on the twenty second version of the Mundial.

The Tremendous Eagles weren’t helped by their poor ends in pleasant matches on the eve of the World Cup. Nigeria misplaced 2-0 to Costa Rica in San Jose just a few days earlier than succumbing to an embarrassing 4-0 loss to Portugal in Lisbon – the Eagles’ greatest defeat within the final three a long time.

Nonetheless, Nigeria stay within the high 5 rating of groups in Africa behind Morocco (eleventh), Senegal (nineteenth), Tunisia (twenty ninth), and Cameroon (thirty third).

Following their historic feat on the World Cup, Morocco overtake Afcon champions Senegal because the primary African group on this planet.

The Atlas Lions climbed to eleventh after changing into the primary African aspect to achieve the semifinals of the World Cup.

Senegal reached the Spherical of 16 in Qatar, whereas Tunisia and Cameroon impressed regardless of not making it out of their respective teams.

Brazil are nonetheless the primary ranked group on this planet, regardless of getting knocked out of Qatar 2026 within the quarter-finals. World champions Argentina transfer to second behind the Brazilians.