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Nigeria has continued to drop in the monthly official FIFA World ranking from the 36th spot to the 37th .The ranking table on the world governing body's website on Thursday showed that though Nigeria still had 710 points, like it had in the last ranking in November, but it dropped by one spot.
Nigeria still remained the fourth in Africa behind Algeria, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire with 800, 849 and 918 points, respectively.
On the global scene, Spain maintained the first spot, ahead of Germany, Argentina and Colombia, who also maintained the second, third and fourth spots, respectively.
Though the ranking might be a disappointment to Nigerians with the successes recorded by Nigerian teams in recent times, the ranking procedure explains that many things are put into consideration.
It stated that the number of points that can be won in a match depends on if the match was won or drawn, and how important the match is.
It also considers how strong the opposition teams are in terms of ranking and the confederation they belong to.These factors brought together are used in the formula to ascertain the number of points got from a match. The next FIFA World ranking will be published on 16 Jan 2014.
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On the global scene, Spain maintained the first spot, ahead of Germany, Argentina and Colombia, who also maintained the second, third and fourth spots, respectively.
Though the ranking might be a disappointment to Nigerians with the successes recorded by Nigerian teams in recent times, the ranking procedure explains that many things are put into consideration.
It stated that the number of points that can be won in a match depends on if the match was won or drawn, and how important the match is.
It also considers how strong the opposition teams are in terms of ranking and the confederation they belong to.These factors brought together are used in the formula to ascertain the number of points got from a match. The next FIFA World ranking will be published on 16 Jan 2014.
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All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without prior permission in writing from NAN.
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