The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped points in the October ranking released by the Federation International Football Association (FIFA).
FIFA on Thursday, October 6th released the latest performance rating of teams in its association and the Super Eagles dropped from 1504.7 points to 1498.47 points to maintain their fourth position ranking in the continent but dropped a place in the world to rank 32nd.
The Super Eagles lost to the Desert Foxes of Algeria 2-1 in an international friendly game played in Oran, Algeria last week Tuesday, 27th September 2022.
2018 World Cup finalists, Croatia leapfrogged the Super Eagles who dropped 6.23 points to the 31st position after adding 3.53 points to their previous points.
In beating Ghana and Tunisia in their two friendlies last week, Brazil widened the gap between themselves and their nearest challengers, Belgium (2nd, -), who lost to the Netherlands (8th, -) in the Nations League. Argentina (3rd, -) complete the podium.
Just behind lie reigning world champions France (4th, -), followed by England (5th, -). The only change in the top 10 saw Italy (6th, plus 1) leapfrog Spain (7th, minus 1), who dropped down a place.