By Akinwale Kasali
The latest World Football Governing Body Federation International of Football Association, FIFA, ranking has seen Nigeria drop in the November 2020 to the fourth in Africa and 35th in the World.
The Super Eagles moved four steps backwards in the FIFA Ranking following its shambolic performance against the Sierra Leonean National team at the 2022 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria and Freetown, Sierra Leone Capital.
Sierra Leone overturned the 4-0 lead of the Super Eagles in Benin, to force a 4-4 draw, and also recorded another impressive display in the second leg of the encounter on home soil to earn a goalless draw.
The impressive outing of the Sierra Leone National team against the three time AFCON Champions saw it move four steps ahead in the FIFA Ranking to 113th position in th world.
In the last four months, the Super Eagles had remained in the 31st position in the world, but the abysmal outing in th AFCON Qualifiers saw it slip in the ranking.
Nigeria remains fourth in Africa behind the Teranga Lions of Senegal, Carthage Eagles of Tunisia and the Desert Foxes/Fennecs of Algeria.
Both Tunisia and Algeria played the Super Eagles in a friendly match held in Austria in October, with the Nigeria team playing a 1-1 draw with Tunisia and losing 0-1 to Algeria respectively.
The biggest movers in the FIFA Ranking was Equatorial Guinea and Burundi. Both teams climbed 10 Spots ahead their previous positions after avoiding defeats to Libya and Mauritania respectively in their double header at the 2022 AFCON Qualifiers.
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