
Why Nigeria dropped in FIFA Ranking despite win against Argentina pulse.ng Nov 23, 2017 1:00 PM Do you know that results over the last four years are used in calculating FIFA Ranking? Nigerians are asking questions following the release of the November FIFA Ranking which has the Super Eagles dropping nine places from 41st to 50th. In November, the Super Eagles of Nigeria played two games; a 1-1 draw away at Algeria in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the friendly 4-2 win over Argentina. Despite these impressive outings, Nigeria still dropped nine places in the latest FIFA Ranking. It gets even more confusing that countries like Cameroon who failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup are ranked ahead of Nigeria John Mikel Obi, Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi and John Ogu Nigeria beat Argentina 4-2 in a FIFA-rated friendly game but dropped nine places in the November FIFA Ranking So how is this FIFA Ranking calculated? FIFA calculate the Ranking in two ways, single match and t...