Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday published its latest ranking of National Teams.<br /><br />Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles have dropped one spot and now occupy the 51st position, while they are 8th in the continental ranking.<br /><br />Senegal, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria are the top five teams in Africa in that order.<br /><br />Our other two rivals to book a ticket to the 2018 World Cup - Cameroon and Zambia - sit in the 65th and 88th place respectively in the updated ranking.<br /><br />In the global ranking, Argentina lead the way followed by Brazil and Germany while Chile and Belgium are fourth and fifth respectively. <br /><br />The next ranking will be published by the official website of Fifa, fifa.com, on Thursday 12 January 2017. <br /><br /><u><b>Top Ten African Teams</b></u><br />1) Senegal<br />2) Ivory Coast<br />3)Tunisia<br />4) Egypt<br />5) Algeria<br />6) Congo DR<br />7) Burkina Faso<br />8) Nigeria<br />9) Ghana<br />10) Morocco<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br />