Despite losing 2-0 to Mali in one of the friendly matches played last month and dropping two places from the previous 28th position in the FIFA Ranking, Nigeria’s Super Eagles have broken into the top three of the African ranking.
Ranked 30th in the latest FIFA Rankings released by world football governing body for March 2024, Nigeria slid from 28th in February to 30th but the West African side made it into the top three in Africa just behind Senegal and Morocco.
The Atlas Lions occupy 13th spot in the world but retain pole position on the continent, followed by Senegal who are 17th in the world and second in Africa.
African champions, Cote d’Ivoire move up to 38th in the world and take up the fifth spot on the continent, just behind fourth placed Egypt who are 38th in the world.
North African powerhouses, Tunisia and Algeria remain 41st and 43rd respectively on the global rankings and are followed by Mali who moved three places up to 44.
The top three nations in the world are world champions, Argentina followed by France and Belgium in third.