Nigeria’s Super Eagles dropped from 43rd to 44th position in the latest FIFA World ranking.
The latest ranking was released on FIFA website on Thursday.
In Africa the Super Eagles occupy fifth spot, at number one is Morocco who are 12th in the world, in second place is Senegal (18th in the world), Egypt are third (34th in the world), in fourth spot is Algeria (36th in the world).
Rwanda, who will be guests to the Super Eagles on matchday 7 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, climb up to 127th, while matchday 8 opponents South Africa maintain 56th place.
The Super Eagles posted impressive results during the international break in the months of May and June.
At the 2025 Unity Cup in London in May, the Eric Chelle-led side were crowned champions after victories against Black Stars of Ghana and Jamaica.
Then in early June, the team faced Russia in an international friendly match in Moscow which ended 1-1.
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Despite these impressive results, it did not positively impact the team’s position in the latest FIFA ranking.
However, the Super Eagles remain Africa’s highest ever ranked team when they climb up to fifth place on April 1994.
That same year, they debut at the FIFA World Cup in the United States where they reached the round of 16 after coming out of a group that had Argentina, Bulgaria and debutant Greece.
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Meanwhile, Qatar 2022 third-placed winners, Croatia, climbed one place to return to the top 10 at the expense of Italy (11th, down 2).
For their part, UEFA Nations League champions Portugal (6th, up 1) and the Netherlands (7th, down 1) have swapped places, while eighth-placed Belgium have not budged but now have Germany (9th, up 1) looming behind them.
There is no movement at the summit, however as FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 winners Argentina remain in pole position, with Spain (2nd) and France (3rd) still their closest challengers and England and Brazil continuing to round off the top five in that order.
The next edition of the men’s World Ranking will be published on 18 September 2025.
By James Agberebi
