Nigeria’s rivals in the current year’s World Cup in Russia, Argentina, Croatia and Iceland are as yet positioned higher than Nigeria by world football body, FIFA.

In the most recent FIFA positioning discharged yesterday, Nigeria kept up its 52nd position, which is one of the least among the groups that fit the bill for the World Cup.

Nigeria’s opponents in Group F of the World Cup, Argentina, Croatia and Iceland, are evaluated fourth, fifteenth and eighteenth in the most recent rankings.

The Super Eagles are seventh in Africa, which has Tunisia, Senegal, Congo DR, Morocco and Egypt as the main five groups individually.

Nigeria’s opponents in the Cameroun 2019 Nations Cup qualifying arrangement, South Africa, Libya and Seychelles are positioned 76th, 99th and 191st positions in the world