The Super Eagles moved up three places in the latest rankings having amassed 780 ranking points.
Nigeria are now ranked fourth in Africa and 28th in the world.
Meanwhile, former coach of the Nigeria national team, Christian Chukwu has declared that the current appreciation recorded by the Super Eagles should not lull the players and coaches in the team into a false sense of security as “there is still work to be done.”
“Of course, I am pleased at the news because it means we are doing something right but the players and coaches know the rankings will count for nothing if they fail to qualify for the 2014 Fifa World Cup. There is still work to be done,” Chukwu told supersport.com on Thursday.
The Super Eagles had a rewarding last 30 days having drawn 2-2 against heavily fancied Mexico in an international friendly and defeating Kenya 1-0 in 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifying.
Nigeria, whose best ranking was fifth in 1994, has not lost in any of their last 16 internationals.
The top five nations in Africa are Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Algeria while the top five positions in the rankings are occupied by Spain, Germany, Argentina, Croatia and Portugal in descending order.
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