The Super Eagles are now sixth in Africa.

Despite the annihilation of Sao Tome and Principe 6-0, in their final 2023 AFCON qualifier, the result did not have any positive effect on the ranking.

The best team from Africa is Morocco ranked 14 followed by Senegal, 18, Tunisia 31, Algeria on the 33 position and Egypt ranked 34.. Sao Tome & Principe on the other hand is  188th globally is the least ranked of the 50 African teams.