the team dropped four spots to finish 35th in the new FIFA
rankings released in Zurich on Thursday.
Nigeria had a hectic June playing two 2014 World Cup qualifiers
before heading to Brazil to play in the Fifa Confederations Cup.
Stephen Keshi’s side won two of their five matches last month,
losing two with one draw.
The Super Eagles beat Kenya 1-0 in Nairobi and drew 1-1 with
Namibia in Windhoek. They won 6-1 against Tahiti before losing
1-2 and 0-3 to Uruguay and Spain respectively.
The team finished in 31st spot in the previous ranking released in
June.
Cote D’Ivoire continue to be the top ranked African side staying
in the 13th position while Ghana dropped three spots to 24th and
Mali dropped five spots to 28th to remain the second and third
ranked African sides.
Algeria overtook Nigeria for fourth place in Africa as they climbed
one place to finish in 34th position with the African champions
being the fifth ranked side from the continent.
Despite losing the Confederations Cup final 0-3 to Brazil, Spain
maintained their hold on the top spot as the Selecao climbed up
13 spots to finish in ninth position following their heroic run to
the title on home soil.
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