The Super Eagles of Nigeria have climbed to 32nd place in the latest FIFA rankings published on Wednesday.
Gernot Rohr’s men garnered 1487 points and moved up four positions.
They remain the third-best on the continent only behind Algeria and Morocco.
In the last month, Nigeria beat Benin Republic 1-0 and demolished Lesotho 3-0 in their final 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Despite dropping two places, Senegal is ranked first in Africa and 22nd in the world with 1542 points. Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles remained 26th globally and second in Africa after accruing 1512 points.
Guinea Bissau is the biggest mover in April – moving a massive eleven places to the 108th position in the world.
