Super Eagles still static ranked 44th in the world by FIFA
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have retained the 44th position in the latest FIFA men’s ranking.
The latest ranking was released on FIFA’s official website on Thursday.
Augustine Eguavoen’s side also maintained the fifth position in Africa.
The West Africans are behind Morocco, Senegal, Egypt and Algeria.
In November’s ranking the Eagles dropped eight places to 44th spot.
Reigning world champions, Argentina maintained the top spot on the ranking.
France is number two, at number three, is Spain, England is fourth and Brazil is fifth.
Nigeria were 28th in the world in the first ranking of the year which was released just days after the Super Eagles reached the Africa Cup of Nations final in Ivory Coast, but they’ve dropped 16 places since then.
The three-time African champion maintained their position from November, with the same 1,482 points.
The Super Eagles’ decline in the last two rankings is not unconnected to the uninspiring run in the 2025 AFCON qualifiers campaign when they struggled against the Benin Republic and Rwanda.
In the last international window, they suffered an embarrassing 2-1 defeat at home to Rwanda in the last phase of the 2025 AFCON qualifier after being held to a 1-1 draw by the Benin Republic.
