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Super Eagles ranked 41 in Fifa Ranking

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football body  today,Nigeria has been placed 41st in the world and seventh in Africa.

This is indeed an improvement from the  the January edition  despite missing the2017  Africa Cup of

Nations(AFCON) were they were ranked 50.

Cameroon were the best mover on the table as they were ranked 33rd in the world. Egypt, are however

the highest ranked team on the African continent at the moment and are 23rd in the word.

Meanwhile  Argentina is No. 1 on the table while  Brazil and Germany are 2nd and 3rd respectively

on the body.

In total, 60 matches counted towards the latest ranking. These included the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (32 games), the 2017 Copa Centroamericana (15 games) and international friendlies (13 games). The aforementioned moves for teams at the African Cup of Nations weren’t the only results from a tournament which meant positive ranking results for nations. Honduras (65, plus 10) and El Salvador (114, plus 24) enjoyed substantial gains thanks to their performances at the 2017 Copa Centroamericana held from 13 to 22 January.

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