The Super Eagles ended 2012 on the FIFA Rankings on a high after
moving five steps to finish the year on the 52nd spot in the December
edition of the monthly rankings released on Tuesday. The Eagles were
ranked 57th in November.
The Eagles had started the year in the
45th position and sixth on the African continent but will now end the
year occupying tenth spot in Africa behind the Elephants of Ivory Coast
who are the highest ranked African team going into next month’s Africa
Cup of Nations in South Africa.
Algeria, Mali, Ghana, Zambia,
Egypt, Gabon, Tunisia, Central Africa Republic are the other African
teams rated above Nigeria in the World rankings.
Meanwhile, World
and European Champions, Spain, has completed a full year atop the FIFA
rankings, and Brazil has plummeted to No 18.
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