The Super Eagles were beaten by Egypt 1-0 on Tuesday, March 29 in a 2017 AFCON qualifiers.

With the loss and Chad withdrawal from the qualifiers, the Super Eagles have been eliminated from the race to reach 2017.

They also dropped in the African ranking from 11th to 14th.

Algeria who are 33rd in the world are first in Africa while Cote d'Ivoire are second in 34.

Ghana (38), Senegal (43), Egypt (44), Cape Verde (47), Tunisia (47), Congo Dr (51), Guinea (58), Congo (59), Cameroon (63), Morocco (64), Mali (65) are all above Nigeria.

In world, Argentina moved topas South America dominated the monthly FIFA rankings on Thursday with five teams, half of the continent's total, in the top 10.

World Ranking

(1) Argentina (2) Belgium (3)Chile (4) Colombia (5)Germany (6) Spain (7) Brazil (8) Portugal (9) Uruguay (10) England

African Ranking

(1) Algeria (2) Cote d'Ivoire (3) Ghana (4) Senegal (5) Egypt (6) Cape Verde (7) Tunisia (8) Congo Dr (9) Guinea (10) Congo (14) Nigeria