By Gracious Akujobi Nigeria’s Super Eagles have maintained their 42nd position in the latest world ranking and 9th in Africa despite not qualifying for AFcon 2015.
The Eagles also occupied the same positions in both the global and continental rankings last month.
But Nigeria is expected to suffer a slide on the rankings after the AFCON because they will not be involved in the tournament.
Nigeria’s best world ranking this year was achieved in August 2014 when they placed 33rd, while the highest ever was in April 1994 when they were rated fifth best in the world.
South Africa and Congo, who qualified for AFCON from Group A, have moved up in the rankings as a result of their qualification.
