In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body, on Thursday, the Eagles dropped 16.04 points to rank 1474.44 points as against 1490.48 in October.

The ranking took into consideration FIFA World Cup qualifiers that took place in African countries as well as in Asia and South America.

Here are the top ten countries in African football:

  1. Morocco
  2. Senegal
  3. Tunisia
  4. Algeria
  5. Egypt
  6. Nigeria
  7. Cameroon
  8. Cote d’ivoire
  9. Mali
  10. Burkina Faso