Posted on: 02:40 Thu, 04 Feb 2016



The Super Eagles of Nigeria moved up three
steps up to 63rd in the monthly FIFA world
rankings for January released on Thursday.

Sunday Oliseh’s side, despite failing to impress
at the African Nations Championship, chalked
up three points for the whole of last month to
finish 543 on the ranking after three wins, a
draw and a defeat last month.

They are also the 12th best team in Africa.

The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations champions are
currently eight places adrift of Egypt who they
host next month in the 2017 AFCON qualifiers
next month in Kaduna.

The Pharaohs are ranked 55th in the world and
are eighth in Africa.

Meanwhile, Belgium, Argentina, Spain, Germany
and Chile are the top five teams in the world.

The next FIFA rankings will be published on 3
March.