Nigeria dropped one place from in the FIFA World Ranking for the month of February, according to media reports.
The Super Eagles; three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, dropped from 35th to 36th position in the world,
However, the eagles remained unmoved in Africa as they retained their 5th position behind, Senega, the first in Africa and 20th in the world, and Tunisia (26th in the world).
AFCON champions Algeria are ranked 3rd (31th in the world) and Morocco 4th (33rd in the world).
Meanwhile, Belgium remained top of the FIFA World Ranking while world champions France are second.
Brazil, England, Portugal, Spain, Argentina Uruguay, Mexico and Italy complete the top 10 list in that order.
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The Super Flacons beat CSKA Moscow 1-0 in their opening fixture at the ongoing Turkish Women’s Cup on Thursday.
Striker Chinwendu Ihezuo’s 18th goal was enough for the Falcons to subdue their in-form Russian opponents
The game was the first test for the team’s new coach Randy Waldrum, who is linking up with the side for the first time since his appointment in October 2020.
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