Super Eagles of Nigeria
Super Eagles drop in FIFA rankings for October, maintain top 5 in Africa
Despite securing a 2:0 victory against the Central African Republic (CAR) in the 2022 World Cup Qualifier Africa zone, last Tuesday, Nigeria’s Super Eagles dropped two places in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for the month of October.
The Super Eagles, who were ranked 34th in the World in the ranking released in September, dropped 14 points to 36th.
The Super Eagles’ drop in the rankings was largely due to their 1-0 home defeat to Central African Republic in the first fixture, though they eventually won the reverse schedule in Cameroun.
However, the three-time African champions are still the fifth-ranked team in Africa, with Senegal also retaining their number one spot on the continent and 20th in the world. They are followed by second-place Tunisia, who also dropped one place in the world to 27th.
Morocco moved above African champions Algeria into third place, while Nigeria complete the top five places in Africa.
Overall, Belgium stayed the number one ranked country despite losing two matches in the UEFA Nations League.
Brazil are second, with France moving ahead of England into third position. Italy also moved up one spot into fourth place, while The Three Lions round up the top five spots.
