The latest FIFA rankings have placed Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, at 42nd position worldwide which represents a slight drop from its previous ranking of 40th.
In the ranking table on FIFA’s website on Thursday, the Super Eagles dropped 16.04 points to rank 1474.44 points as against 1490.48 in October. The drop in ranking came after Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw in their two 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches against Lesotho on November 16th and Zimbabwe on November 19th.
However, the drop did not affect the team’s placement on the continent as it still remained the 6th team on the continent behind Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt, respectively.
International matches were played all over the world in November 2023, with FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifiers taking place in Africa, Asia and South America.
The other confederations’ schedules included UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying matches, CONCACAF Nations League 2023-24 encounters and the Pacific Games 2023.
- Read more: Nigeria Places 40th In Latest FIFA Rankings
These matches have all had a significant effect on the FIFA World Rankings, including on the make-up of the podium.
Although Argentina (1st) still lead the way ahead of France (2nd), England (3rd) are now in the trio of teams at the front of the pack, followed by Belgium (4th). Although Brazil (5th) have lost ground following back-to-back defeats by Colombia and Argentina, they have clung on to their place in the top 5.
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