Nigeria has occupied third position after Morocco and Senegal who secured first and second spots respectively in the top teams in Africa.
This was revealed in the latest FIFA ranking release on its website on Wednesday.
The north African teams, Egypt and Tunisia secured fourth and fifth positions.
Algeria who crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the group stage on Tuesday, January 23, after a shock defeat against Mauritania are ranked sixth in the list.
Below are full list:
1. Morocco
2. Senegal
3. Nigeria
4. Egypt
5. Tunisia
6. Algeria
7 . Mali
8. Cameroon
9. Côte d’Ivoire
10. Burkina Faso
11. South Africa
12. Cabo Verde
13. Congo DR
14. Ghana.
15. Guinea
16. Equatorial Guinea
17. Gabon
18. Zambia
19. Uganda
20. Angola
21. Benin
22 Mauritania
23. Namibia
24. Madagascar
25. Mozambique
26. Kenya
27. Congo
28. Togo
29. Guinea-Bissau
30. Lybia
31 .Tanzania
32. Comoron
33. Malawi
34. Zimbabwe
35. Sierra Leone
36. Sudan
37. Niger
38. Central African Republic
39. The Gambia
40. Rwanda
41. Burundi
42. Ethiopia
43. Botswana
44. Lesotho
45. Eswatini
46. Liberia
47. South Sudan
48. Mauritius
49. Chad
50. São Tomé and Príncipe
