Super Eagles Drop to 30th Place in Latest FIFA Rankings

The Super Eagles have fallen two spots in the Federation of International Football Association’s (FIFA) most recent rating for the month of April.

Nigeria plummeted to the 30th place in the world from its previous ranking of 28th, most likely as a result of the Eagles’ second-place finish in the 2023 African Cup of Nations. Nevertheless, they continue to hold third place in Africa, behind Senegal and Morocco, both of which are in the World 20.

The Men’s International Match Calendar’s most recent window featured 174 matches played in all four corners of the world.

Asian teams were involved in various formats, including FIFA World Cup 26 qualifiers, whereas the Concacaf zone witnessed the final phase of the Nations League. There were also several friendly matches in each of the six confederations as part of the FIFA Series 2024™.

These matches have had a significant effect on the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking, most notably within the top ten.

Argentina (1st ) continue to lead the way ahead of France (2nd ), but Belgium (3rd , up 1) have returned to the podium at the expense of England (4th , down 1). Brazil (5th ) complete the top five, but Portugal (6th, up 1) are now knocking on the door. The Netherlands (7th , down 1) have slipped one place, whereas Spain (8th ), Italy (9th ) and Croatia (10th ) have all held on to their positions.

The USA (11th, up 2), Colombia (12th , up 2), Ukraine (22nd , up 2) and Poland (28th , up 2) have all made progress up the ranking, as have Czech (36th , up 4), Palestine (93rd, up 4) and Kyrgyz Republic (100th , up 4), all of whom have taken the biggest strides among the top 100 teams. [CONTINUE READING HERE]