{"id":30855,"date":"2020-10-07T18:59:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T18:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=30855"},"modified":"2020-10-07T18:59:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T18:59:59","slug":"nigerias-super-eagles-arent-on-fifaagain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nigerias-super-eagles-arent-on-fifaagain","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles aren\u2019t on FIFA\u2026again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles have again missed out on appearing in the latest edition of the popular EA Sports franchise FIFA 21 will released this week, and while gamers will be able to play as all of the world\u2019s biggest clubs, they won\u2019t be able to take control of Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>The West African are one of the many African nations who have been neglected on the game, as while FIFA offers fans the prospect of playing with a range of international teams, Caf only receives meagre representation.<\/p>\n<p>Of the countries available on the game, there will be some African teams included, with the likes of Egypt, Cameroon, Cote d\u2019Ivoire and South Africa all playable on the game.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s great news for fans of these nations, but too many supporters of Africa\u2019s national teams are set to be left disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>This has nothing to do\u2014as some have suggested\u2014with the teams\u2019 standing in the world game.<\/p>\n<p>None of the six top-ranked African teams in the Fifa World Rankings have been included in the video game, this is a list that includes Senegal (20th), Tunisia (26th), Nigeria (29th), Algeria (35th), Morocco (43rd) and Ghana (46th).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The Super Eagles have again missed out on appearing in the latest edition of the popular EA Sports franchise FIFA 21 will released this week, and while gamers will be able to play as all of the world\u2019s biggest clubs, they won\u2019t be able to take control of Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles. 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