It is indeed a thing of joy seeing that the Super Eagles of Nigeria have retained their 26th-place position in the FIFA World Rankings released on Thursday 11th of June, remaining the third-highest-ranked side in Africa as reigning world champions Argentina held firm at the summit ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
The report has it that the giant of African football Super Eagles are the second highest ranked nation to miss the expanded 48 team World Cup, with only Denmark, ranked 21st globally, sitting above them among countries that failed to qualify.
The report also claimed that the nation Nigeria had a mix run of results in the June international window which left the Super Eagles position unchanged. However, the three-time African champions won the Unity Cup invitational tournament in London, defeating Zimbabwe 2-0 and Jamaica 3-0, then drew 2-2 with Poland in Warsaw before suffering a 2-1 defeat to Portugal in Leiria on Wednesday.
Notwithstanding, the North African country Morocco and Senegal remain ahead of Nigeria in the African standings, with Algeria and Egypt completing the continent’s top five.
Also considering at the top of the global table standing, the South American country — Argentina reclaimed first place ahead of the World Cup, with Spain second and then France third after a mixed international window. The likes of England and Portugal complete the top five.
According to the report, it is clearly stated that the next FIFA rankings update is scheduled for July 20, shortly after the conclusion of the World Cup. Beyond the picture of the table, it will be pertinent to point out that the rankings carry tournament significance: they serve as the final tiebreaker should two or more teams finish level on points at the end of the group stage.
