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By: Ebenezer Bajela.
Nigeria have moved up place in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for the month of June, The PUNCH reports.
The Super Eagles, who were ranked 40th in the world in the ranking released in May, gained six points to 39th.
The Eagles’ rise in the rankings was largely due to their impressive performance in the recently Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone in the month under review.
Jose Peseiro’s men defeated the Leone Stars 3-1 in the game played in Liberia.
The win also saw them book a spot at next year’s AFCON billed to hold in Ivory Coast.
FIFA last announced the ranking for men in April with the Eagles ranked 40th.
On the African continent, the three-time Africa champions remain in the top six, which is a big boost for them as it means they will be among the top seeds when the AFCON draw is conducted later this year.
Meanwhile, Morocco remain Africa’s number one nation, sitting in 13th place in the world ranking.
They are followed by Senegal (18th), Tunisia (31), Algeria (33) and (34).
Globally, world champions Argentina are still the number one ranked nation ahead of France, Brazil, England and Belgium.