Sports
Super Eagles retain 38th place in latest FIFA World rankings
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have retained their 38th position in the latest FIFA men’s world rankings.
The ranking, released on Monday, showed that the Super Eagles stayed in the same spot they occupied in November, with a total of 1,502 points.
FIFA explained that the position remained unchanged because there have been no competitive international matches since the last update.
Among African teams, Nigeria is ranked behind Morocco, Senegal, Egypt and Algeria on the global list.
The Super Eagles are currently in Morocco for the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, where they will be hoping to improve their standing with strong performances at the tournament.
Morocco are still Africa’s too team, ranked 11th, while Senegal is ranked 19th in the world. Nigeria are ranked 38th, while Algeria and Egypt are ranked 34th and 35th, respectively.
Tunisia, ranked 41st in the world, Côte d’Ivoire, ranked 42nd, Mali, ranked 53rd, DR Congo, ranked 56th, and Cameroon, ranked 57th, are among the other African teams in the top 10 on the continent.
After regaining the top spot from Argentina in September 2025, Spain is still at the top of the global rankings.
The top 10 spots are still occupied by England, Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Croatia; France completes the podium in third place.
Follow Us on Google Discover
Gombe 2027: PDP aspirant withdraws court case, backs Pantami
Arabic Education should be integrated into national curriculum – Gov. Bala Mohammed
Obi/Kwankwaso ticket cannot win 2027 elections, NDC lone senator, Hanga says as he plots defection to APC
UNICAL moves to curb exam fraud, sacks eight staff, penalizes one
TCN announces power blackout in Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, three other Northern states
Police nab eight suspected cultists over alleged assault on Bayelsa Varsity student
Tems makes history as first African female artist with US Diamond-certified single
Imo now one-party state, our people have decided to re-elect Tinubu in 2027, Says Uzodimma
Court sentences two men to death by hanging for raping, murdering 17-year-old girl in Anambra
Trump criticises Tuchel’s tactics after England’s World Cup exit to Argentina
NBA Presidential Poll: Badejo-Okusanya leads as voting continues after cyberattack delay
APC crisis deepens as Aiyedatiwa’s loyalists sue party, INEC over Ondo primaries
NUJ FCT Chairman Grace Ike wins Beacon of Education Award, pledges support for children with special needs
5.0-magnitude quake rocks Southeastern Turkey
Nigerians, foreign nationals nabbed over illegal mining in Nasarawa
8 Public assets named after Tinubu since becoming president (Full List)
JUST IN: Three face trial over Oyo schoolchildren, teachers’ abduction
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s son bags degree in UK
Supreme Court directs final forfeiture of Emefiele’s properties
Court sentences two men to death by hanging for raping, murdering 17-year-old girl in Anambra
TCN announces power blackout in Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, three other Northern states
FG renames Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway after President Tinubu
APC crisis deepens as Aiyedatiwa’s loyalists sue party, INEC over Ondo primaries
Yobe approves ₦460.8m support for Akara sellers, Women petty traders
Bauchi 2027: APC picks ex-Bala Mohammed campaign DG Faruk Mustapha as Deputy Gov candidate
BREAKING: Andy Burnham confirmed as UK Labour leader
Court dismisses suit seeking INEC recognition of Turaki-led PDP interim NWC
Imo now one-party state, our people have decided to re-elect Tinubu in 2027, Says Uzodimma
It’s too early to judge Tinubu’s gov’t, Nigerians must be patient – Jide Kosoko
