Nigeria dropped a spot to 39th in FIFA’s latest World Ranking released on Thursday.
The drop comes on the heels of a 2-0 defeat to South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
On the continent, however, the Super Eagles remain the sixth best country behind Egypt, Senegal, Congo DR, Tunisia and Cameroon.
Germany reclaimed the top on the FIFA ranking for the first time since being knocked off the top spot exactly two years ago.