HUMBLED: Super Eagles players listen to their coach before training ahead of the return clash with Sudan on Wednesday.
HUMBLED: Super Eagles players listen to their coach before training ahead of the return clash with Sudan on Wednesday.
The Super Eagles failed to beat South Africa earlier this month and so will not feature at next year’s AFCON to be hosted by Equatorial Guinea.
The Eagles also occupied the same positions in both the global and continental rankings released last month.
But Nigeria are expected to suffer a slide on the rankings after the AFCON because they will not be involved in the tournament.
Nigeria’s best world ranking this year was achieved in August 2014 when they placed 33rd, while the highest ever was in April 1994 when they were rated fifth best in the world.
South Africa and Congo, who qualified for AFCON from Group A, have moved up in the rankings as a result of their qualification.