The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped 1 position in the latest FIFA rankings, despite their impressive performance in the AFCON Qualifiers against Sao Tome and Principe. The  Eagles, who were ranked 39th in the rankings released in June, lost three points and dropped to 40th on the world stage and 6th on the African continent which knocks Nigeria out of Pot 1 ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations draw slated for 12th October, 2023. Morocco remains Africa’s number one nation, sitting in 13th place in the world ranking. While Senegal dropped two places and now rank 20th in the world, they maintained their second position in Africa. Tunisia are the only African country among the top six on the continent to move up globally. They were ranked 31 in the previous rankings but in the update released by FIFA on Thursday, they now occupy the 29th position in the world. Algeria (34) and Egypt (35) complete the Top 5 in Africa. Globally, World Cup winners, Argentina, are still the number one ranked nation ahead of France, Brazil, England, and Belgium, while to major move was Portugal moving up to replace Italy in the 8th Position.