By far the most notable absence of the game is Nigeria, who would have been the hipster's international team of choice (had the term of existed) back in 1994 as they were ranked fifth in the world. Nowadays, they've slumped to 47th which isn't as good as they should be. But still, they're by far the most successful of the African teams, having won the African Cup of Nations on three occasions, including in 2013, which should have surely cemented their place on FIFA 14. For some reason it didn't, though they could force EA to play their hand in Brazil this Summer. A nation such as Nigeria shouldn't have to push for a place in the game though, as they have a rich footballing history including the likes of Nwankwo Kanu and Jay-Jay Okocha, who was great for his celebrations alone. On top of this, their current squad boasts the likes of Shola Ameobi, John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses, all well-known to Premier League audiences and beamed around the world on a regular basis. All of the teams on this list should be on FIFA 14 but the fact that Nigeria aren't featured is remarkable, absurd and bizarre. We're running out of superlatives to describe the absence of Africa's finest, so we sure hope that FIFA 15 will give them the recognition they deserve.
Josh has had work featured in the Evening Gazette and on Newcastle United website. He is a Multimedia Journalism student at Teesside University and runs a successful sports blog. He also enjoys films, comics and TV, writing about anything he can. Josh has recently started writing his first of what he hopes will be many books.
