Football governing body, Fifa, on Thursday morning published its latest ranking of National Teams.<br /><br />Compared to their position the previous month, the Super Eagles have dropped four positions.<br /><br />Nigeria now occupy the 45th position in the global ranking, while the 2013 African champions are in eighth place in the continental ranking.<br /><br />Algeria, Ivory Coast,&nbsp; Ghana, Tunisia and Senegal are the top five teams in Africa in that order.<br /><br />Our rivals to book a ticket to the next African Nations Cup - Egypt, Tanzania and Chad - are placed 51st, 107th and 151st in the&nbsp; world ranking.<br /><br />In the top five positions, there were a couple of changes, with Brazil now replacing Holland in the fifth position.<br /><br />Germany, Argentina, Belgium and Colombia make up the top five positions in that order.<br /><br />The next ranking will be published by the official website of Fifa, fifa.com on 7th May, 2015.<br /><br /><u><b>Top Ten African Teams</b></u><br />1) Algeria<br />2) Ivory Coast<br />3) Ghana<br />4) Tunisia <br />5)Senegal <br />6) Cape Verde Islands<br />7) Guinea<br />8) Nigeria<br />9) Cameroon<br />10)Congo<br /><br />