Nigeria’s Super Eagles slipped five spots, from 35 to 40, in the most recent FIFA rankings released on Thursday.
The Super Eagles fell 14 points to 40th place from 35th in the world in the December ranking.
The Eagles’ decline in the standings was primarily brought on by their poor performance in the month under review’s recent Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against lowly-ranked Guinea-Bissau.
The Wild Dogs defeated Jose Peseiro’s team in the first leg of the two-leg match at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja before José Peseiro’s team labored to a 1-0 victory in Bissau.
The three-time Africa champions have fallen even further in Africa, and they are now in sixth place.
Morocco, on the other hand, kept their top spot on the continent and 11th place in the world thanks to a strong run. Senegal is in second place. They moved up one spot to 18th in the world.
Tunisia stayed as the third-best team in Africa and 28th in the world. Algeria, on the other hand, jumped over Egypt to become the fourth-best team in Africa and moved up six spots in the world to be ranked 34th. Egypt moved up four spots and is now ranked 35th in the world and fifth in Africa.
