Despite recording a 6-0 win against São Tomé and Principe in their final 2023 AFCON qualifier, Nigeria’s Super Eagles dropped from 39^th to 40^th in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world ranking,

The ranking was published on FIFA’s official website on Thursday, 21 September 2023.

In Africa, the Super Eagles are sixth behind 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finalists Morocco (1^st), 2021 AFCON winners Senegal (2^nd), Tunisia (3^rd), Algeria (4^th) and Egypt (5^th).

World champions Argentina tightened their grip at the top of the ranking thanks to a 1-0 win against Ecuador and a 3-0 away success against Bolivia in their opening FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers.

Second-place France lost some ground on Argentina after suffering a 2-1 friendly defeat against Germany.

Brazil (3^rd), England (4^th), and Belgium (5^th) retain their places in the top five that remain unchanged from the July 2023 edition of the global ranking.

Croatia are in 6^th, the Netherlands occupies 7^th and Portugal are (8^th, the only team amongst the top ten to climb a position.

Italy in 9^th slip down a spot after having been held to a 1-1 draw away to North Macedonia in the sides’ UEFA EURO 2024 qualifier.

Former World Cup and three-time European champions Spain complete the top-ten line-up.

The next FIFA world ranking will be published on 26 October. (The Guardian)

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