The Super Eagles of Nigeria are now ranked 42nd on the globe after falling two spots in the most recent FIFA rankings.
Jerrymusa.com reports that the Eagles lost 16.04 points on Thursday to move up to 1474.44 points in the world football governing body’s ranking table, down from 1490.48 in October.
Continent Ranking remains the same
The team’s ranking on the continent was unaffected by the decrease, though, as it was still ranked sixth, after Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt in that order.
The ranking decline follows the Super Eagles’ 1-1 draws against Lesotho on November 16 and Zimbabwe on November 19 in their two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
Even though France is currently in second place and Argentina is in first place, the two teams at the front of the pack are now Belgium (4th, up 1) and England (3rd, up 1), both of which have moved up one spot.
How other countries are holding up
Brazil (5th, down 2) has lost position after losing to Argentina and Colombia back-to-back, but they have managed to stay in the top 5.
Spain (8th), Italy (9th), and Croatia (10th) round out the top 10, which has once again seen a trade-off between the Netherlands (6th, up 1) and Portugal (7th, down 1).
Uruguay (11th, up 4) has improved significantly, but they will have to settle for a spot just outside the top 10.
In contrast, the Comoros Islands (119th, up 9) had an even better month thanks to victories over the Central African Republic.
and since they are currently at their highest-ever position of 119th, they have two reasons to celebrate.
Though they haven’t moved up as many spots as the Comorans, Kosovo (101st, up 4) is still higher than it has ever been.
The major shift in recent ranking
The other major shiftrs in the November ranking are Guinea-Bissau (103rd, up 7), Azerbaijan (114th, up 6), Libya (120th, up 6), Malaysia (130th, up 7), and Rwanda (133rd, up 7).
After months of inactivity, American Samoa (188th), Tonga (196th), and Samoa (187th) have resumed playing international football, adding their names to the ranking.
FIFA World Cup qualifying tournaments held in Asia, South America, and Africa were factored into the ranking.
Some of the competitions that determine rankings
Concacaf Nations League 2023–24 games, the Pacific Games 2023, and UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying matches were among the confederations’ schedules that were taken into consideration.
The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking was significantly impacted by all of these games, especially the composition of the