Nigeria has retained their 40th position in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for October, this is despite recording a win and a draw in their last friendly games during the international break, their only games since the last FIFA world rankings in September,
The Eagles played a 2-2 draw with Saudi Arabia in their first game of the two friendlies before beating Mozambique 3-2 in their other game.
Jose Peseiro’s team witnessed a significant drop in the ranking in April, falling to 40th, following their December ranking of 35th in Africa.
The major reason for this drop was suggested to be their non-participation in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.