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By Monica Iheakam
Despite the recent 6-0 jumbo win against Sao Tome and Principe, Nigeria’s Super Eagles have taken a plunge in the world ranking.
According to the latest FIFA ranking series released on Thursday Sept 21, 2023, the three-time African Champions dropped five places from 35 to 40th in the world. The team also dropped a step back from 5th to 6th in the continent.
This is the lowest for the team since June 2019 when the Super Eagles ranked 45th in the world.
Meanwhile, the Carthage Eagles of Morocco remain the top-ranked team on the continent.
The North Africans are followed by the Teranga Lions of Senegal, Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, Desert Foxes of Algeria and Pharaohs of Egypt.
World champions Argentina retained their number one position on the ranking.France, Brazil, England and Belgium complete the top five teams in the world.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 26 October.
