Nigeria’s Super Eagles have slipped two positions in the current FIFA World rankings to 42nd.
The Super Eagles on Thursday, dropped 16.04 points in the international football governing body’s ranking table to 1474.44 points, down from 1490.48 in October.
The decrease, however, had little effect on the team’s position on the continent, as it remained sixth, behind Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt.
The drop in ranking comes after the Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 tie in their two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Lesotho on Nov. 16 and Zimbabwe on Nov. 19.
Although Argentina remains in first place, ahead of France in second, England (3rd, up 1) has joined the three at the front of the pack, followed by Belgium (4th, up 1), which has also gained one spot.
Despite losing ground after back-to-back defeats by Colombia and Argentina, Brazil (5th, down 2) has maintained its position in the top 5.
The Netherlands (6th, up 1) and Portugal (7th, down 1) have exchanged positions in the top 10, which is now completed by Spain (8th), Italy (9th), and Croatia (10th).
cc: Vanguard Ng
