Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped eight points from 30th to 38th in the FIFA World Ranking for June, following poor performances in World Cup qualifying matches.
The ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday shows that Nigeria dropped from 1,520.27 points it had in April to 1,498.93.
The drop on the global stage also reflected on the continental stage, as the Nigerian team also dropped from the 3rd position to the 5th, behind Morocco, Senegal, Egypt and Cote d ‘Ivoire.
The Eagles had recently played a 1-1 draw against Bafana Bafana of South Africa in Uyo and suffered a 2-1 defeat to Benin Republic in Abidjan, Cote d`Ivoire.
The top three is Argentina (1st) retains their place at the summit, with France (2nd) and Belgium (3rd) hot on their heels.
But there is movement behind them, as Brazil (4th, up 1) and England (5th, down 1) swap places.
Portugal (6th), the Netherlands (7th) and Spain (8th) consolidated their spots in the top 10, while Croatia (9th, up 1) overtook Italy (10th, down 1), which nonetheless held onto a place among the leading pack.
