FIFA Ranking: Eagles drop two places after draws with Lesotho & Zimbabwe

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s senior men’s national team dropped two places in the latest FIFA ranking released by the world football governing body on Thursday.

FIFA released the November ranking on Thursday, November 30, 2023, with the Super Eagles dropping two places to the 42nd position.

The team’s 1-1 draws with Lesotho and Zimbabwe in their first two games of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

The three-time African champions occupy the sixth position in Africa.

Morocco (13th), Senegal (20th), Tunisia (28th), Algeria (30th), and Egypt (33rd) are above the Super Eagles.

Cameroon (46th), Ivory Coast (50th), Mali (51st), and Burkina Faso (57th) complete the top ten ranked teams in Africa.

The final FIFA men’s rankings are expected to be released in December before African teams proceed to Ivory Coast for the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Ivory Coast will host the next AFCON in January 2024 with the tournament having an impact on February and March 2024 FIFA rankings.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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