Super Eagles of Nigeria
Super Eagles ranked world’s 21st most valuable team, 3rd in Africa
Reputable football data platform, Transfer Markt, has placed Nigeria’s Super Eagles as the 27th in its 100 Most Valuable Teams in the world ranking released, Thursday.
According to the platform, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have the 21st most valuable international team in the world and the third most valuable in Africa.
The site said the Super Eagles squad has a total value of €226.65m with Wilfred Ndidi, the most valuable player in the team at €60m.
Ranking on the site is influenced by the position and value of its players in the international football.
The three-time African champions have a majority of their players in Europe’s top five leagues and, as a result, are one of the world’s most valuable teams
In its 100 top ranked team, Ivory Coast are the most valuable African team and placed 14th in the world with a value of €321.38m, followed by the best team on the continent, Senegal, with a market value of €299.00m.
Overall, the top 100 sees England as the most valuable team in the world with a market value of €1.18bn.
They are followed by World Champions France (€1.07bn), European Champions Italy (€916.00m), Germany (€882.00m) and Spain (€754.50m) in the top five.
