Nigeria moved up a place in the latest FIFA rankings released yesterday, climbing up to 44th position in the world.
However, the Super Eagles position remained unchanged in Africa, as they are still pegged in sixth position behind Cape Verde who are ranked fifth on the continent.
Polling a total of 631 points on the log, Nigeria made the move from its previous position of 45th notching up a place on the current log.
With a series of friendly games on the horizon before the World Cup next month, Nigeria could continue its rise on the table if they post good outings in the friendly matches before the next rankings come out.
The top four positions in Africa remained unchanged with Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Algeria and Ghana in that order, the top ranked teams on the continent.
In the overall ranking, Spain, Germany and Portugal remained the three top ranked teams in the world.
On the global scene, 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil displaced Colombia for the fourth position by climbing two spots to stay behind Spain, Germany and Portugal respectively.
The first five teams in the world have 1460, 1340, 1245, 1210 and 1186 points respectively.
The next ranking will be released on June 5, seven days to the World Cup
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