FIFA ranking saw the Gambia making the biggest global jump. They moved from their previous 150th position to 125
By Uzor Odigbo
Despite the disappointment of crashing out of the Africa Cup of Nations at the Round of 16, the Super Eagles have made the appreciable leap in the FIFA ranking released this Thursday morning.
The Super Eagles are now number 32 in the world from their previous 36th position in the FIFA ranking, a metric of measuring the progress of teams.
In Africa, they are now number three, overtaking previous front liners, Tunisia and Algeria.
READ ALSO
Super Eagles tumble in latest FIFA ranking
Incidentally, it is same Tunisia that the Super Eagles pushed down the ladder that eliminated Nigeria from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Ghana, Nigeria’s World Cup opponents dropped from their previous 52nd position (number eighth in Africa) to 61 globally and 11 in Africa in the FIFA ranking.
For African champions, Senegal, it was a big leap. They are not just Africa’s number 1, they have broken into the top 20 in the world, occupying number 18 spots.
However, the biggest global jump is by the Gambia who moved from their previous 150th position to 125 in the ranking. The progress was caused by their position in the run-up to the quarter-finals at the African Cup.
Equatorial Guinea, who also reached the last eight at the tournament, climbed 15.