NewzNigeria's men's national football team, the Super Eagles, have dropped four places to 30th in the latest FIFA world rankings released on Wednesday. With this downward shift, the three-time African champions also fell two positions to sixth place within the African continent.
The decline follows the team's mixed results during the opening matches of their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, which directly impacted their standing in the global and regional lists from their previous 26th-place global rank.
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