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. <br /><br />In the global ranking, the African champions occupy the 34th position while they are the 3rd best team on the continent.<br /><br />Algeria, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Egypt and Ghana are the top five teams in Africa in that order.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /> <div>The next ranking will be published by the official website of Fifa, fifa.com on 14th August, 2014.<br /><br /><u><b>Top Ten African Teams</b></u><br />1) Algeria<br />2) Ivory Coast<br />3) Nigeria<br />4) Egypt<br />5)Ghana<br />6) Tunisia<br />7) Guinea<br />8) Cameroon<br />9) Burkina Faso<br />10)Mali<br /></div>