The Nigerian Super Eagles have dropped nine places to 70th in the world, according to the latest FIFA rankingreleased on Thursday.The Nigerian team were 61st in the world in June with 559 points.The Eagles also dropped to 17th in Africa, behind Cape Verde, Uganda and Benin Republic.Algeria, who are the favourites in Nigeria’s 2018 world cup qualifying group, are 32nd in the world but remain the top team in Africa with 781 points and .Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal and Egypt complete the top five in Africa.In the global rankings, Argentina keep their place as world number one.Belgium retain the second spot even as they fell at the quarter-final stage at Euro 2016.Colombia, Germany and South American champions Chile make up the the top five.Newly crowned European champions Portugal moved up two places to sixth while losing finalists France climbed ten places to 7th.