Super Eagles are ranked 62nd in the world and
11th in Africa.
The three-time African champions occupied the
63rd spot in the world and 12th in Africa for the
month of January.
In Africa, Cape Verde are on top of the ladder
and 31st in the world while Ivory Coast are
second in Africa and 36 in the world and Algeria
third and 37th in the world.
Other top-ranked Africans in that order are
Ghana (41), Tunisia (47), Senegal (48), Egypt (53),
Congo DR (58), Republic of Congo (59),
Cameroon (61) and Nigeria (62) respectively.
Nigeria’s next opponent are Egypt who the
Super Eagles will battle in a 2017 Africa Cup of
Nations (Afcon) double header first on Friday,
March 25 at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in
Kaduna and later on Tuesday, March 29 in
Alexandria, Egypt.
In the world Belgium are still dictating the pace
as the world’s best football nation while
Argentina, Spain, Germany, Chile, Brazil and
Portugal followed in that order.
The trio of Colombia, England and Austria
completed the top best 10 teams in the world.
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