The Super Eagles profited from a credible performance at the just concluded World Cup as well as their tune - up games held before the commencement of the tournament, as they climbed 10 spots in the latest Fifa World Ranking that has just been published.

In the global ranking, the African champions occupy the 34th position while they are the 3rd best team on the continent.

Algeria, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Egypt and Ghana are the top five teams in Africa in that order.

Our rivals to book a ticket to the next African Nations Cup - South African and Sudan - are placed 14th and 35th in the zonal ranking.

The top three performers at the World Cup - Germany, Argentina and Holland - have maintained their positions in the rankings, with Colombia and Belgium completing the top five countries in the world.