Troubled African champions Nigeria drop out of FIFA top 40, Ghana edging close

Published on: 23 October 2014
Troubled African champions Nigeria drop out of FIFA top 40, Ghana edging close
Nigeria are struggling to make things work for them since the World Cup

Nigeria, who are struggling to overcome their recent woes, have dropped five places in this month's FIFA rankings, dropping out of the top 40 down to 42nd in the world fellow struggling side Ghana have dropped to 35th.

Nigeria's drop from last month's 37th comes after they lost and beat Sudan in their last two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers earlier in the month.

Super Eagles interim coach, Amodu Shuaibu, will now have another goal - to steer Nigeria back up to the rankings the African Champions deserve.

World Champions, Germany, have maintained the top spot in the world, with Argentina and Colombia in second and third place respectively.

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