According to the most recent FIFA rating, which was made public on Thursday, the Nigerian Super Eagles have fallen to 45th place.
The national team under Eric Chelle’s tutelage also fell out of the top five African countries.
Due to their recent bad performances in international matches, the silver medallists from AFCON 2024 fell one spot from the previous position.
While the main team barely defeated Rwanda in Uyo before dropping a point in South Africa, the Super Eagles home team had a terrible CHAN campaign.
Nigeria lost fifth place to Ivory Coast as a result of her subpar performances, which caused her to accrue negative points during the reviewed period.
With Senegal, Egypt, and Algeria behind the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finalists, Morocco, currently rated 11th in the world, continues to be the top-ranked country in Africa.
Zimbabwe experienced the worst decline in the rankings, falling nine spots to 125th place globally.
Meanwhile, Argentina dropped to third place in the world football rankings, and Spain has taken their place as the top-ranked country. Second place went to France as well.
The Super Falcons of Nigeria are still ranked 36th in the world, but the Spanish women’s national team has displaced the United States at the top of the women’s rankings.
