Nigeria moved from 32nd to 30th best footballing country in the world in the latest ranking released by FIFA on Thursday.
Despite failing to qualify qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals scheduled for Qatar.
Senegal is ranked the best footballing nation in Africa followed by Morocco then Nigeria.
Egypt, Tunisia and Cameroon seat in fourth, fifth and sixth place, respectively.
Brazil are the number one best team in the world, followed by Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Netherlands, making the top 10 respectively.
