Nigeria drop again in FIFA rankings

Nigeria have dropped six places on the latest monthly FIFA rankings released on Thursday by the world soccer-governing body as they now occupy 47th position in the world.
Nigeria who placed 41st in the previous rankings surprisingly moved to 47th despite finishing third at the just-concluded African Nations Championship (CHAN) in South Africa.
The reigning African champions keep a date with Mexico, who are ranked 21st on the FIFA rankings, in a friendly billed for March 5 in the United States.
Nigeria are also ranked eighth on the continent behind Cote d'Ivoire, Algeria, Cape Verde Islands,Ghana, Egypt, Tunisia, Cameroon respectively while Mali and Burkina Faso occupy the ninth and tenth positions respectively in the latest rankings.
Meanwhile, Ghana surprisingly dropped 13 places in the rankings to 34th place and are down to fourth in Africa.
The rankings also showed Ghana losing their second position to Algeria and Cape Verde who were both not in action in the past months.
FIFA had last month confirmed that they have agreed to add the CHAN tournament to its recognised
A matches which are used for the monthly rankings of the national teams.

Caption: The Super Eagles assemble for prayer before a game.