The Super Eagles of Nigeria have retained their spot in the FIFA ranking, which was released on Wednesday evening by the world football body.
The three-time African champions had risen from 38th to 26th in January following their third place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
The Super Eagles have now retained that position in the latest ranking, while improving their points from 1582 to 1585.
In Africa, the Super Eagles remain third behind Morocco (eighth in the world) and Senegal (who dropped down two places to 14th after being stripped of their AFCON title).
Algeria (28th in the world) are fourth in Africa, followed by Egypt (29th).
Cote d’Ivoire (34th in the world), Tunisia (44th), Cameroon (45th), Democratic Republic of Congo (46th) and Mali (52nd) complete the African top 10.
Globally, France moved up two places to reclaim the top spot, leapfrogging previous number one Spain and world champions Argentina.
“The first period in which the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking has been updated in real time during national team matches has brought a raft of changes to the standings,” FIFA explains.
“A total of 166 men’s internationals have been played since the last update, capped by blockbuster battles in the race for the final spots at the FIFA World Cup 2026.”
Other notable movers include Portugal (5th, up 1), who have swapped places with Brazil (6th, down 1) after taking a win and a draw from their recent friendlies and capitalising on a slip-up from the Seleção against France. The remainder of the top 10 is unchanged.
