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FIFA ranking: Super Eagles drops one place in February release

Nigeria have again dropped one place in the latest FIFA ranking released by the world football governing body on Thursday.

The Super Eagles who were 51st in the world with 651 points in January ranking, are now sitting 52nd with 606 points, according to this month’s release on FIFA’s official website on Thursday.

The Super Eagles were runners up at the African Nations Championship, CHAN, in Morocco few weeks back.

Despite the drop in the world,  it remained seventh in Africa, where Tunisia are the top ranked country.

Senegal, DR Congo, CHAN champions Morocco and Egypt make up Africa’s top five, while Cameroon are sixth.

Ghana, Burkina Faso and Algeria are eighth, ninth and 10th in Africa according to the release.

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