Following their group stage exit
at the biggest football
showpiece in Russia, Gernot
Rohr’s men dropped a place in
the latest global football ranking
Nigeria have dropped to the
49th spot in the August Fifa
ranking.
The Super Eagles went to the
2018 Fifa World Cup placed as
the 48th best footballing nation
in the world but a poor showing
in Russia has seen them drop by
a spot for the second
consecutive month.
At the quadrennial event, the
three-time African champions
managed a win and two defeats
in three games which was not
enough to have them progess to
the knockout stage.
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Gernot Rohr's men began
their campaign with a 2-0 defeat
to Croatia, followed by a 2-0 win
over Iceland before their Round
of 16 chances was dealt a huge
blow after a 2-1 loss to
Argentina in their final Group D
game.
Nigeria are positioned as the
seventh best footballing nation
in Africa behind Tunisia [24th],
Senegal [24th], DR Congo [37th],
Ghana [45th], Morocco [46th]
and Cameroon [47th].
The Super Eagles have a chance
to improve on their ranking
when they take on Seychelles in
the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
qualifiers during the next Fifa
international break on
September 8.