Nigeria have climbed three spots to thirty eighth in the new FIFA rankings launched on Wednesday.
Prior to now month, the Tremendous Eagles performed two aggressive matches.
Eric Chelle’s males thrashed Gabon 4-1 in the 2026 World Cup playoff semi-final. They then performed a 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the ultimate, earlier than dropping 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out.
Despite failing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, these outcomes have been sufficient to nudge the Tremendous Eagles up the desk.
Nigeria’s new factors whole stands at 1,502.46, putting the nation fifth amongst African nations behind Morocco, Senegal, Egypt and Algeria.
Morocco stay Africa’s high facet in the world rating with 1,713.12 factors, Senegal sit nineteenth with 1,648.07 factors, Egypt are thirty fourth on 1,520.68, and Algeria occupy thirty fifth on 1,516.37.
