The Super Eagles earned themselves a climb up
three places in May’s ranking released by the
football governing body on Thursday
Nigeria climbed up four places to finish in 28th
spot in the global ranking of male senior teams
in May as released by Fifa on Thursday.
The Super Eagles were in 31 st place in April.
The African champions have seen their fortunes
improve since winning the Africa Cup of Nations
in South Africa in February.
The Super Eagles started the year in 52nd spot
and moved to 30th spot in February after their
Afcon triumph. They fell to 31 st place in April
but have now risen to 28th.
Cote D’Ivoire remain the highest ranked African
team in 12th place. They are followed by Ghana
in 22 nd spot while Mali are in 26 th spot.
The top ten teams in the world remain
unchanged with Spain holding the top position.