By Akinwale Kasali
The Super Eagles of Nigeria has dropped by one spot in the September edition of the FIFA World Football Ranking.
Nigeria is now ranked 45th Position in the World, dropping from its initial 44th Position it occupied for Three Consecutive Months.
In the ranking table on the website of the Football Governing Body, Nigeria garnered 1483 points in the month under review as against 1484 points it had at the last ranking in July.
During the period under review, the Super Eagles drew one match (South Africa), won two (Nig 1:0 Rwanda), (Nig 2:0 Congo) and lost two (Sudan 4:0 Nig), (Sen 1:0 Nig).
In Africa, Nigeria is now placed Sixth behind Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, Cote D’Ivoire respectively.
On the global scene, Spain dethroned Argentina which had occupied the position since April 2023, to be world leader for the first time since 2014.
The biggest climber was Slovakia, climbing 10 spots to become 42nd in the World.
In total, more than 200 relevant national-team matches were contested around the World since the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking was last updated, majorly impacting on the pecking order.
The highest Position the Super Eagles had occupied is the Fifth Position in 1994, following its brilliant performance at the 1994 FIFA World Cup hosted by the United States of America.
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