The Super Eagles have dropped from the 40th-best team in the world to 42nd but remain sixth in Africa after a woeful start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.
The Eagles forced both lowly-rated Lesotho and Zimbabwe to 1-1 draws in the month under review and so did the drop in the ratings by the world football governing body. Coach Jose Peseiro has come under heavy fire as a result of these results.
Host of the 2023 AFCON Cote d’Ivoire, who are drawn against Nigeria in the first round of the continental tournament in January, are now ninth best team in Africa.
World Cup Semifinalist Morocco remain the top African team, as well as 13th best in the world, while AFCON Champions Senegal are 2nd and ranked 20th globally.
