NIGERIA  has moved two places up in the latest FIFA rankings for footballing nations to rank 58th  in the world.

Nigeria’s rise on ranking table released on Wednesday, is aided by the victories recorded by the Super Eagles in the month of June against Rwanda, Kenya and a draw with Malawi.

Nigeria is ranked 10th in Africa with Cote D’Ivoire and Ghana leading the African football fraternity in first and second positions respectively even though, Ghana dropped by Eight steps and occupying 33rd position in the world while Cote D’Ivoire commands the 16th place in the world and first in Africa.

Algeria also dipped by three steps but commands the fourth place in Africa  and 35th in the world. Pharoahs of Egypt made a remakable leap by six steps to occupy the seventh position in the continent, but maintained a 42nd place in the world. Cameroon also made an apreciable leap by five steps to queue behind Nigeria both in the continent and in the world

Reigning World Champions, Spain have managed to extend their lead significantly by defending their European title, while finalists Italy (6th, up 6) have also been richly rewarded for their performances in Poland and Ukraine with a return to the top ten.

Defeated semi-finalists Portugal (5th, up 5) and Germany (2nd, up 1) have equally seen improvements in their positions, as have England (4th, up 2), Greece (12th, up 3), Czech Republic (18th, up 9) and hosts Poland (54th, up 8) and Ukraine (46th, up 6).

The Netherlands, on the other hand, have slipped down (8th, down 4), while Brazil (11th, down 6), currently sit in their lowest position since the start of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking.

Thanks to their surprising victory at the OFC Nations Cup, Eddy Etaeta’s Tahiti  have made great progress, climbing 41 spots to currently occupy 138th and securing their spot in next year’s FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.