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The Nigerian Super Eagles have won four places in the latest FIFA rankings released Thursday by the World Football Federation.
The Eagles, who previously held 46th position in the world, are now ranked 42nd as a result of their impressive wins in Asaba against Egypt and Seychelles, hosts of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Eagles, who are now third in Africa, behind Senegal and Tunisia, are ahead of Greece, Scotland and Russia, hosting the 2018 World Cup.
During the period under review, the Super Eagles defeated the Pharaohs of Egypt for the first time in 29 years.
Paul Onuachu's sensational strike with eight seconds allowed Nigeria to win. Coach Gernot Rohr, also supervised, also ended his CAN qualifier with Seychelles' 3-1 victory.
According to the breakdown on the FIFA website, 150 matches were played around the world during the international period at the study.
Nevertheless, things remain tense at the top of the FIFA / Coca-Cola world rankings, the first three being unchanged.
Belgium remains the top-ranked team in the world and remains slightly ahead of its 2018 FIFA World Cup winner with France in second place.
Brazil is 3rd while England is now 4th since they have overtaken Croatia, World Cup finalist, who has now dropped to 5th position.
Uruguay, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain and Denmark complete the list of the top 10 teams in the world.
Coach Emmanuel Amuneke's Tanzanian team is second in the FIFA rankings.
Israel (84th, up 8) recorded the biggest jump of all, followed closely by Guatemala (143rd, up 6) and Tanzania (131st, up 6) after the latter reserved its place in the Africa Cup of Nations CAF.
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