On Thursday morning, the official website of Fifa published the latest ranking of National Teams.<br /><br />Compared to last month&rsquo;s ranking where they were placed 37th in the world, the Super Eagles have dropped four positions and are now ranked 41st.<br /><br />Nigeria&rsquo;s ranking in Africa also took a nosedive after falling three places to the number 7 position behind Ivory Coast, Ghana, Algeria, Egypt, Cape Verde and Mali.<br /><br />Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia and Portugal are the top five teams in the world in that order.<br /><br />World Cup opponents Bosnia and Iran are rated 19th and 34th respectively.<br /><br />The next ranking will be published by the official website of Fifa, fifa.com on 13th February, 2014.<br /><br /><u><b>Top Ten African Teams</b></u><br />1) Ivory Coast<br />2) Ghana<br />3) Algeria<br />4) Egypt<br />5)Cape Verde Islands<br />6) Mali<br />7) Nigeria<br />8) Tunisia<br />9) Cameroon<br />10)South Africa<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />