Nigeria’s Super Eagles ended 2021 in 36th position, in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world ranking that was released on Thursday 3rd of December.
The ranking which was published on FIFA’s official website, placed Nigeria fifth position in Africa.
Their 2021 AFCON Group D opponent Pharoahs of Egypt did not change position also as they are in 45th place and sixth on the continent.
Guinea-Bissau who will also face the Eagles maintained 106th spot while another group opponent Sudan dropped to 125th.
Senegal still remains Africa’s highest ranked team in 20th, Morocco are in 28th, AFCON champions Algeria are in 29th while Tunisia are 30th.
For the fourth year in a row, Belgium (1st) end the calendar year in pole position, albeit only just ahead of Brazil (2nd) by 2.1 points. France (3rd) complete the podium for 2021.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 10 February 2022.
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