The Super Eagles of Nigeria moved up 30th position in the latest ranking released by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) on Thursday.
The Super Eagles moved up two places to occupy the 30th position.
The three-time African champions were ranked 32nd in the previous month.
The latest development comes two days after the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
In Africa, Nigeria are ranked 3rd best football nation after Senegal and Morocco who occupied the first and second positions respectively.
READ ALSO: Eguavoen quits as Eagles’ coach, NFF sacks crew
Behind Nigeria are Egypt, Tunisia and Cameroon in fourth, fifth and sixth place, respectively.
Meanwhile, in global ranking, Brazil were rated the number one best team in the world, followed by Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Netherlands, making the top 10 respectively.
The list of 11-20 positions has Denmark, Germany, Uruguay, Switzerland, USA, Croatia, Colombia, Wales, Sweden, and Senegal respectively.
- EFCC summons suspended Edo LG chairmen - December 19, 2024
- N110bn fraud: Court grants Yahaya Bello N500m bail - December 19, 2024
- Dangote refinery reduces petrol price to N899/litre - December 19, 2024
