Super Eagles end 2025 38th position in FIFA ranking

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are ending 2025 ranked 38th in the world, according to the latest FIFA rankings released on Monday.

Nigeria remained unchanged from the previous ranking published on November 19, which had seen the Eagles climb three places from 41st. They also retained their position as the sixth-ranked team in Africa.

Overall, 2025 proved to be a mixed year for the Super Eagles, but they still finished the year six places higher than where they started, having opened the year ranked 44th in the world.

The first ranking of the year, released in April, saw Nigeria move up one place to 43rd. That progress was short-lived, as the Eagles dropped one place in each of the next two ranking windows, falling to 44th in July and 45th in September.

The October ranking marked a turnaround, with Nigeria climbing four places to 41st, their biggest rise in a single update since moving up 14 places in February 2024 following their AFCON silver-medal finish in Ivory Coast.

The November ranking then saw the Eagles rise a further three places to 38th, where they remain.

On the African continent, Morocco remain the highest-ranked team, holding steady at 11th in the world. Senegal stayed second in Africa and 19th globally. Algeria moved up one place to 34th, displacing Egypt, who dropped to 35th and fifth on the continent.

The top 10 in the world remained unchanged. European champions Spain finished the year ranked number one, ahead of world champions Argentina in second, with France third. England sit fourth, while Brazil complete the top five.

Portugal are ranked sixth, followed by the Netherlands in seventh. Belgium, Germany and Croatia occupy eighth, ninth and 10th positions respectively.

The next FIFA ranking will be released on Jan. 19, 2026, a day after the final of the AFCON in Morocco.