Nigeria, propelled in part by Sunday’s win over Namibia, moved up three places in the latest Fifa Rankings to 60th place in the world, and 11th on the continent.
The move is an improvement from last month, where the Super Eagles were dragged down by draws and a loss to Egypt.
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Cote d’Ivoire dropped one place in the world rankings but held on to their place as Africa’s top team.
They are followed by Ghana, who dropped three places to 25 in the world.
African champions Zambia are the only one of the continent’s top five from last month to drop out following their loss at Sudan.
Their place is taken by Libya, who moved up four places to fourth, just behind Algeria.
Nigeria 2014 World Cup qualifying group opponents Malawi, Kenya and Namibia are outside of the top 20 on the continent, and away from the world’s top 100.
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