Nigeria have dropped nine places in FIFA’s latest World Ranking, despite defeating Argentina 4-2 in an international friendly in Krasnodar.
Before silencing La Abiceleste, the Super Eagles played a 1-1 draw against Algeria in their last World Cup qualifying encounter. Even at this, the three-time African champions moved southward in the grading.
In Africa, they are placed eighth behind Senegal, Tunisia, Egypt, Congo DR, Morocco, Burkina Faso and Cameroon.
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