Nigeria remained in 40th place in the latest FIFA Men’s rankings for October, despite winning and drawing their last friendly games of the international break.

The Super Eagles won 2-2 against Saudi Arabia in the first game of the friendlies, before winning 3-2 to Mozambique in the second. However, the results had little impact on their rankings.

In April, Coach Jose Peseiro’s team dropped to 40th in the rankings, after being ranked 35th in Africa in December last year.

The main reason for the drop was Nigeria’s non-involvement in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. In June and July, Nigeria dropped to 39th, and in September, they dropped again to 40th position. The three-time African champions remain in 6th place in the rankings table.

Morocco remains Africa’s top-ranked nation, remaining 13th in the world rankings. Senegal remained 20th in the world while remaining in second place in Africa.

Last month, Tunisia, which was the only African nation among the continent’s top six to move up in the world rankings, was the only nation of the top six to lose points. The country was ranked 29th in the previous rankings but dropped to 32nd in the latest update published by FIFA on Thursday.

In Africa, the Top 5 is completed by Algeria (33) and Egypt (35).

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