Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday morning published its latest ranking of National Teams. <br /><br />Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have climbed one place, and now occupy the 40th position, while they are fifth in the continental ranking.<br /><br />Egypt, Senegal, Cameroon and Burkina Faso are the best four teams in Africa in that order.<br /><br />Our other two rivals to book a ticket to the 2018 World Cup - Algeria and Zambia - sit in the 54th and 97th place respectively in the updated ranking.<br /><br />Our main African Nations Cup qualifying foes South Africa and Libya occupy the 64th and 91st position in the global ranking while the last opponent Seychelles are ranked 196th.<br /><br />Brazil, Argentina and Germany are the top three teams in the world, followed by Chile and Colombia<br /><br />The next ranking will be published by the official website of Fifa, fifa.com, on 4 May 2017.<br /><br /><br /><u><b>Top Ten African Teams</b></u><br /><br />1) Egypt <br />2) Senegal<br />3) Cameroon<br />4) Burkina Faso<br />5) Nigeria<br />6) Congo DR<br />7) Tunisia<br />8) Ghana<br />9) Ivory Coast<br />10) Morocco <br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br />