Nigeria maintained its place in the latest FIFA rankings with the Super Eagles still 66th in the list announced yesterday. 

The 2013 African champions lost one point from 541 to 540.

Nigeria is still outside the top 10 in Africa, in 14th place on the continent. 

Two of the country’s group opponents in the African Nations Championship, which starts on January 16, are ranked above the Super Eagles.

Tunisia is ranked 40th in the world, fifth in Africa; while Guinea is 49th in the world, eighth in Africa.

Tunisia maintained its December ranking, but Guinea moved up one spot.

Nigeria’s third group opponents at CHAN, Niger, is ranked 103rd in the world, 27th in Africa. It dropped three places.

Cote d’Ivoire, who Nigeria face in a pre-CHAN friendly on Monday, is ranked 19th in the world and first in Africa.