Nigeria has dropped by two slots to 46th position in the latest rankings by world soccer governing body, FIFA.
Sports247.ng gathered that, in contrast with permutations that Nigeria’s qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations would take the country higher on the rankings, the feat only keeps them fourth in the continent.
The latest ratings, released by FIFA on Thursday, reveal that the Eagles are behind Senegal, Tunisia and Morocco, but ahead of DR Congo , as the top five African countries.
On the overall scales, the Eagles have dropped two places in the global ranking and now occupy 46th position, while their next opponent in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Seychelles are 189th.
Interestingly, the AFCON 2019 hosts, Egypt, which Nigeria will play in an international friendly in Asaba on March 26, stand at 57th in the world.
The Eagles, who ended 2018 in 44th, might have taken a slump in the first month of 2019 due to lack of national team activity.
