Following the team’s poor performances in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped to 38th globally in the monthly ranking released on Thursday morning by FiFA.
Nigeria dropped eight places from the 30th position before the World Cup qualifiers following poor performance in the 1-1 draw against South Africa in Uyo and also suffering another embarrassing 2-1 loss to the Benin Republic to occupy the fifth position on the table.
The Super Eagles also suffered demotion in the African rankings moving from third to fifth behind Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, and Cote d’Ivoire, respectively.
World champions, Argentina remained on top of the ranking with France in second position and England also dropping a spot.
