Trabzonspor of Turkey midfielder, Eddy Ogenyi Onazi has faulted the recent monthly ranking by FIFA, which ranked Nigeria 50th in the world.

Ogenyi Onazi of Nigeria competes for the ball with Reza Ghoochannejhad of Iran during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group F match between Iran and Nigeria

Super Eagles are ranked 8th in Africa after Senegal (23), Tunisia (27), Egypt (31), Congo DR (36), Morocco (40) , Burkina Faso (44) Cameroon (45), much to Onazi’s bemusement

Onazi said it was shocking that despite beating Argentina 4-2 in an international friendly that the Super Eagles are ranked below a team like Cameroon, who failed to qualify for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia but are  ranked five places above Nigeria

Although Onazi pointed out that the ranking would not determine Nigeria’s performance at the World Cup  but he still insisted that Coach Gernot Rohr side have done more than enough to deserve a higher ranking than  their current position in the  FIFA ranking

According to the former Lazio midfielder, ‘’ I don’t know how this FIFA ranking thing works but it doesn’t matter whatever position we are ranked.

“The current ranking is not a true reflection of the way things are. it’s just not fair we dropped despite the performances we put up in the qualifiers and even in the friendly match against Argentina’’, added Onazi, who is the vice-captain of the Super Eagles.