Marcos Rojo of Argentina goes for a header against Emmanuel Emenike of Nigeria during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Nigeria and Argentina at Estadio Beira-Rio on June 25, 2014 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (FIFA)
The position of the Super Eagles in the monthly FIFA ranking remains unchanged in the May edition released in Zurich yesterday.
In the latest FIFA ranking, Nigeria remain on the 45th position in the world chart and number eight in Africa.
BRAZIL, Curitiba : (From top L) Nigeria’s team midfielder John Obi Mikel, forward Emmanuel Emenike, defender Kenneth Omeruo, defender Godfrey Oboabona and defender Efe Ambrose (from bottom L) forward Victor Moses, goalkeeper and captain Vincent Enyeama, forward Ahmed Musa, midfielder Ogenyi Onazi, midfielder Ramon Azeez and defender Juwon Oshaniwa pose during a Group F football match between Iran and Nigeria at the Baixada Arena in Curitiba at the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 16, 2014. AFP PHOTO
Just like the last ranking, Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Tunisia, Senegal, Cape Verde Island and Guinea make up the first seven countries ahead of Nigeria in eight.
Algeria remains number one and also move one place up on the world chart to 20 from 21.
As usual, Germany still remains the number one football country in the world with Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Brazil making up the top five.
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