FIFA in its latest monthly ranking , with the Super Eagles going down one spot , while the Super Falcons rose two spots .
The Eagles dropped to 34 , from its previous position of 33 . The ranking makes them the third placed team in Africa .
The Falcons rose to the 36 th position from the 38 th they were last month.
Within the month under consideration , the Eagles played only one friendly game, losing a two- goal lead to draw 2 -2 with Ukraine in Dnipro on September 10 .
The Falcons played two games : their 2 -0 and 1 -0 wins over Algeria in the first and second legs of the 2020 Olympic Games qualifiers .
In the men ’s category , Belgium maintained top position , while France moved up one place to replace Brazil as second .
England are unchanged in fourth , while Portugal displaced Uruguay in the fifth position, moving up from sixth .
Other teams in the top 10 are Spain, Croatia , Colombia and Argentina , who are placed seventh, eighth , ninth and 10 th.
Senegal, who are the highest placed African team , remain unchanged in the 20 th position , with Tunisia the second placed and 29 th in the world Africa champions , Algeria, are fourth in Africa and 38 th in the world ; Morocco , fifth in Africa and 39 th in the world ; and Egypt sixth in Africa and 49 th in the world .
Other top 10 African teams are Ghana , seventh in Africa and 51 st in world , Cameroon , eight in Africa and 53 rd in world ; Ivory Coast , ninth in Africa and 56 th in the world; and Mali , 10 th in Africa and 57 th in the world .
In the women’ s category , the first two remained unchanged, with world champions , USA , maintaining their top spot ahead of Germany .
Holland , France , England , Sweden , Canada, Australia , South Korea and Brazil are the other teams in the top 10 .
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