Nigeria’s senior national team, the Super Eagles dropped four places in the January edition of the FIFA world ranking.
The Super Eagles kick started the year in the 41st spot, dropping to the 7th place in the continent.
Cote d ‘Ivoire and Ghana retained their spot in the 17th and 24th position to keep the 1st and 2nd spot in Africa.
Algeria slipped one place to the 27th spot in Africa while the Pharaohs of Egypt moved 10 places to the 31st spot and occupies the 4th spot in Africa.
Cape Verde Islands moved four places to the 35th spot; the Eagles of Mali also moved five places to 40th spot.
Tunisia, Cameroon and South Africa complete the country’s top ten.
Spain have maintained their 1st position globally, with Germany in second place, followed by Argentina, Colombia and Portugal. Brazil, who will be hosting the FIFA World Cup in June, are in the 10th position.
Since the last rankings, Nigeria has beaten Ethiopia 2-1 and lost to Mali 2-1 in their opening match at the African Nations Championship. Both matches were executed by the home based Eagles
