Nigerians upset with FIFA rankings, but do they need to be?
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Nigerians reacted with shock, anger and not a little incredulity at the release of the November FIFA rankings on Thursday.
Despite their excellent recent run, the Super Eagles plummeted nine places down to 50th on the latest rankings, while dropping down to eighth on the African continent, behind the likes of Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Congo DR.
Of Africa's five qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Nigeria are the only team outside of the continent's top five.
This forms part of the surprise...