Super Eagles had on Oct. 9 lost 0-1 to Algeria in an international friendly match and settled for a 1-1 draw in another with Tunisia on Oct. 13. You’ll also get exclusive access to FIFA games, contests and prizes. The Gernot Rohr led lads were ranked 32nd in the last global ranking released in October but following four unconvincing matches played between October and … Algeria (30) 4. Nigeria’s senior national team also known as the Super Eagles have ended the 2020 calendar year as the 35th best country in the world, and the 5th best team in Africa. The successful staging of these games was nonetheless encouraging for teams from other confederations as they seek to resume international fixtures in the weeks ahead. Senegal are still the top-ranked team on the continent at number 21 in the world, followed by Tunisia (26), Algeria (30), Nigeria … Gernot Rohr’s Super Eagles remain unmoved in December’s ranking released by Fifa on Thursday morning. Senegal are ranked first in the continent and 20th globally with 1558 points, while the Carthage Eagles are 26th in the world and second in Africa after amassing 1503 points. While there had been no movement among the leading quartet —- in descending order: Belgium, France, Brazil and England —- Portugal (5th, up 2) have moved into the top five. Nigeria's Super Eagles had in November slipped to 35th position following their unproductive AFCON 2022 qualifiers. The 54 UEFA Nations League games which took place across Europe at the beginning of September had an immediate impact on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, which had remained unchanged since April 9. The three-time African champions remain unmoved in the latest Fifa rankings released by the world football governing body on Thursday, December 10, 2020 In the ranking placed on the world football governing body’s website on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1493 points during the period under review without playing any match. But they had the biggest gain in this edition, ascending six places courtesy of wins over Serbia (31st, down 2) and Hungary (52nd, unchanged).   After a long period testing and analysing the best way to calculate the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, a new model took effect in August 2018 after approval by the FIFA Council. Harambee Starlets however have stagnated as they remain 137th globally. SHARES. In spite of not playing, Iran (30th, up 3) moved into the top 30 after Serbia and Turkey (32nd, down 3) dropped points.(NAN). 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