Nigeria’s Super Eagles emerged the 5th best team at the just
concluded FIFA Confederations Cup here in Brazil despite failing to
progress to the semi-final of the competition.
According to a release by world’s soccer governing body, FIFA moments
after Sunday’s match between Brazil and Spain at the Estadio de
Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, the African champions landed on the fifth
position behind the likes of Brazil (1), Spain (2), Italy (3) and
Uruguay (4).
A further breakdown of the competition summary released by FIFA
revealed that the Stephen Keshi tutored side who finished third in Group
B log garnered three points, scoring a total of seven goals and
concedeing six goals in three matches to finish with a plus one goal
advantage at the end of the preliminary matches.
source: the nation
Confederations Cup Fallout: Eagles emerge 5th best team
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