By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Super Eagles have maintained their 26th position in the latest FIFA Men’s World Rankings released on Thursday, Prompt News Online reports.
The West Africans featured in four matches since the previous rankings, beginning with a successful outing at the Unity Cup invitational tournament in London last month.
Éric Chelle’s side defeated Zimbabwe’s Warriors 2-0 before recording a convincing 3-0 victory over the Reggae Boyz of Jamaica.
The Super Eagles then played out a 2-2 draw against Poland in an international friendly in Warsaw earlier this month.
However, they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Portugal in another friendly in Leiria on Wednesday night.
Despite the mixed results, Nigeria remain the third-highest ranked team in Africa, behind Morocco’s Atlas Lions and Senegal’s Teranga Lions. Algeria’s Desert Foxes and Egypt’s Pharaohs complete the continent’s top five.
On the global stage, the top five nations remain unchanged. World champions Argentina continue to occupy first place, followed by Spain, France, England and Portugal.
The next FIFA Men’s World Rankings will be published on July 20, 2026.
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