Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped two places in the latest FIFA ranking, but the three-time African champions are still ahead of their West African rivals Ghana.
The Super Eagles were ranked 28th in the world, according to the February ranking, but dropped to 30th in the latest ranking released on April 4, following the team’s mixed results in last month’s international break.
This included a 2-1 victory over the Black Stars of Ghana in Finidi George’s first game and a surprising 2-0 loss to the Eagles of Mali a few days later.
As a result of their mixed performance, the Super Eagles dropped two places to 30th in the world ranking.
However, the most decorated African team is still far ahead of Ghana, who dropped one spot to be ranked 68th in the world.
The Super Eagles are also ahead of Erling Haaland’s Norway (47th), Mohamed Salah’s Egypt (37th) and co-host of the next World Cup Canada (49th).
Also, despite dropping two spots, Nigeria remains third on the African continent behind Morocco (13th) and Senegal (17th).
Egypt (37th), Cote d’Ivoire (38th), and Tunisia (41st) complete the rest of the top five on the African continent.
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Meanwhile, world champions Argentina remain the number one ranked nation, followed by France, Belgium, England and Brazil.
Portugal, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Croatia round up the rest of the global top ten. The next FIFA ranking update will be released after June’s international break.
In other related news, the United States’ men national team (USMNT) has climbed up to 11th in the latest FIFA men’s world rankings, while England has dropped to fourth.
Following their CONCACAF Nations League victories over Jamaica and Mexico in March, Gregg Berhalter’s U.S. side has moved up two places to 11th, just behind Croatia who complete the top 10.
