FULL LIST. The most recent FIFA men's global rating has Nigeria ranked 30th

In the 2024 Men’s World Ranking, the Super Eagles of Nigeria fell two spots from their previous 28th placing to 30th.

The Eagles surpassed Cote d’Ivoire, the 2023 CAF African Cup of Nations champion, and Egypt, the seven-time AFCON champion, according to the list, which was made public by the Federation of International Football Association on Thursday.

Following the AFCON tournament, the Eagles played in two friendly games; they defeated Mali 2-0 and defeated their neighboring rivals, Ghana, 2-1.

The Eagles are only ranked below the Teranga Lions of Senegal and the Atlas Lions of Morocco in African football, according to PUNCH Online.

Argentina, the 2022 World Cup winners, is ranked #1, followed by France, the tournament’s first runner-up.

Belgium is ranked third, and the Three Lions of England are ranked fourth.

The top 50 teams are listed below:

1.Argentina
2.France
3.Belgium

4.England
5.Brazil
6.Portugal
7.Netherlands
8.Spain
9.Italy
10.Croatia
11.USA
12.Colombia
13.Morocco
14.Mexico
15.Uruguay
16.Germany
17.Senegal
18.Japan
19.Switzerland
20.IR Iran
21.Denmark
22.Ukraine
23.Korea Republic
24.Australia
25.Austria
26.Hungary
27.Sweden
28.Poland
29.Wales
30.Nigeria
31.Ecuador
32.Peru
33.Serbia
34.Qatar
35.Russia
36.Czechia
37.Egypt
38.Cote d’Ivoire
39.Scotland
40.Turkiye
41.Tunisia
42.Chile
43.Algeria
44.Mali
45.Panama
46.Romania
47.Norway
48.Slovakia
49.Canada
50.Greece