Top 20 football clubs in Nigeria
Two-time African champions Enyimba have been named the best club in Nigeria by the famous football data statistics website Footballdatabase in its recently released ranking of clubs in the world.
The 2014-15 Nigeria Profesional Football League champions were ranked 31st in Africa and 488th in the world. That the highest ranked Nigeria club could only make 31st position in Africa wouldn’t be a surprise as Nigerian clubs have not been doing well on the continent for almost a decade now.
That the highest ranked Nigerian club could only make 31st position in Africa wouldn’t be a surprise to many who have been following the situation football in the country and most importantly the poor performances of Nigerian clubs on the continent for almost a decade major factors in the ranking.
Rangers International; relegated Warri Wolves, Rivers United and Wikki Tourists were among the top teams in Nigeria.
Top 20 Nigerian Clubs
1) Enyimba – 1,429
2) Rangers International- 1,409
3) Warri Wolves – 1,393
4) Rivers United – 1,382
5) Wikki Tourist – 1,375
6) Lobi Stars – 1,374
7) FC Ifeanyi Ubah – 1,373
8) Kano Pillars – 1,372
9) Nasarawa United – 1,371
10) Sunshine Stars – 1,368
11) Plateau United – 1,359
12) Heartland FC – 1,357
13) Niger Tornadoes – 1, 355
14) ABS FC – 1,354
15) Abia Warriors – 1,347
16) Giwa FC – 1,347
17) Akwa United – 1,338
18) Shooting Stars – 1,337
19) MFM FC – 1,333
20) El Kanemi Warriors – 1,330
