With their 2026 World Cup qualification in serious danger, the Super Eagles have again dropped in the monthly FIFA Ranking.
The three-time African champions are now 45th best team in the world, a spot below their August ranking, after they beat Rwanda 1-0 and held hosts South Africa to a 1-1 in 2026 World Cup qualifiers earlier this month.
The Super Eagles are in danger of missing out on a second World Cup.
They are third in Group C with 11 points from eight matches, six points behind leaders South Africa with only the group winners guaranteed automatic qualification to next year’s Mundial in USA, Canada and Mexico.
They play their final two rounds of matches next month away to Lesotho and home to second-placed Benin.
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