Nigeria have dropped to 36th position on the latest FIFA global rankings for February released by the world football governing body.
The three-time African champions dropped one place from their previous position.
Gernot Rohr’s side accrued a total of 1474 points to remain as the fifth-best team on the continent behind Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
Nigeria’s last international fixture was their double-header Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone in November 2020 which ended 4-4 and 0-0 respectively.
The Eagles have a chance to improve their position on the ranking when they take on neighbours Benin Republic and the Crocodiles of Lesotho in their remaining 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures next month.
They top Group L with eight points from four matches.
Belgium maintain top position with 1780 points.points. Their three immediate chasers – France (2nd), Brazil (3rd) and England (4th) – retain their respective rankings.
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola world rankings will be published on April 8, 2021.
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