"Giant of Africa" Nigeria has dropped by six spots in the February rankings of the Federation of International Football Associations from 41 to 47th in the world.
In the rankings table on the world football governing body’s website on Thursday, Nigeria dropped from 41st in the world, with 616 points.
It had 710 points in the January rankings.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that FIFA had stated after the January rankings that results from the 2014 CHAN would be taken into consideration in the February rankings.
In the latest rankings, Nigeria dropped to the eighth position in Africa as against its January position of seventh in Africa and 41st in the world.
Among African nations, Nigeria is currently placed behind Cote d’Ivoire, Algeria, Cape Verde Island, Ghana, Egypt, Tunisia and Cameroon, according to the rankings.
Cote d’Ivoire, which leads the African countries with 841 points, is rated 23rd in the world, while Algeria, second in Africa with 819 points, is 26th in the world.
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