Despite recording a win and a draw in their last friendly games during the international break, their only games since the last FIFA world rankings in September, Nigeria remained unmoved in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for October, The PUNCH reports. Though the Super Eagles gained 1.62 points in the month under review to take their total point to 1490.48, they, however, maintained their position at 40th place. Still, the results did not have much effect on their position on the rankings table. The major reason for this drop was suggested to be their non-participation in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. They ranked 29 in the previous rankings but in the update released by FIFA on Thursday, they now occupy the 32nd position in the world.

Source: Punch October 27, 2023 21:25 UTC